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Case Reports
. 2015 Jul-Sep;7(3):136-7.
doi: 10.4103/0974-7753.167460.

A Solitary Asymptomatic Tumor on the Knee

Youssef Monia  1 , Korbi Mouna  1 , Leila Njim  2 , Belkahla Marouene  1 , Belhadjali Hichem  1 , Zili Jameleddine  1
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Case Reports

A Solitary Asymptomatic Tumor on the Knee

Youssef Monia et al. Int J Trichology. 2015 Jul-Sep.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
A firm skin-colored sessile nodule on the right aspect of the knee
Figure 2
Figure 2
Multiple cords and islands of basaloid cells set in a cellular stroma (H and E, ×100)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Nests showing an abortive of hair follicle differentiation (H and E, ×200)
Figure 4
Figure 4
Monomorphic basaloid cells with numerous mitosis (H and E, ×400)
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