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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Digital myxoid cyst
Clinical signs
  • dome shaped lesions
  • location: dorsa of fingers, often near the nail
  • size: several milimeters
  • age: adults, often elderly
Histology

Myxoid variant near the nail (fibroblasts, mucin), ganglionic variant with connective tissue wall, often communicates with the distal interphalangeal joint.

Pictures

Myxoid cyst (myxoid type): Myxoid cyst, HE 60x (14059)