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. 2016 Jul-Aug;61(4):457-9.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.185734.

Superficial Acral Fibromyxoma

C Ramya  1 , Chitra Nayak  1 , Swagata Tambe  1
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Superficial Acral Fibromyxoma

C Ramya et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2016 Jul-Aug.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Fleshy subungual growth in the right thumb displacing the nail
Figure 2
Figure 2
Myxoid matrix with dilated blood vessels in the dermis (H and E, ×100)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Multiple spindle cells in myxoid matrix in (H and E, ×400)
Figure 4
Figure 4
Abundant myxoid matrix in alcian blue stain, ×400
Figure 5
Figure 5
No recurrence after 2 years of excision
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