Key result
Tumor removal via mid-radial incision preserving the nail matrix successfully treated a rare case of multiple cutaneous myxoma of the subungual space, confirmed by histopathology.
Why the study?
Cutaneous myxoma is a rare neoplasm, and multiple cutaneous myxoma of the subungual space is even rarer with no prior reports.
Case Report (n=1)
This is the first reported case of multiple cutaneous myxoma of the subungual space, successfully treated with surgical excision.
First report of subungual cutaneous myxomas; leaves open whether this approach generalizes beyond a single case.
Cutaneous myxoma is a rare neoplasm typically occurring as an asymptomatic nodule on the head, neck, and chest regions of adults. However, multiple cutaneous myxoma of the subungual space is even rarer. Here, we report a case of multiple cutaneous myxoma of the subungual space in which the tumor was removed by creating a mid-radial incision while preserving the nail matrix. The excisional biopsy samples were dispatched for histopathological examination and confirmed to be cutaneous myxoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on multiple cutaneous myxoma of the subungual space.
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Iida et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Multiple cutaneous myxoma of the subungual space (n=1). Tumor removal via mid-radial incision preserving the nail matrix was evaluated on Histopathological confirmation. Tumor removal via mid-radial incision preserving the nail matrix successfully treated a rare case of multiple cutaneous myxoma of the subungual space, confirmed by histopathology.
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