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Phalangeal intraosseous epidermoid cyst
Philip McGraw1, Barbara Bonvento, Kirti Moholkar
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom. Phil.McGraw@mail.nmanhc-tr.nwest.nhs.uk
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica
|October 16, 2004
Abstract:
The authors describe two cases of phalangeal intraosseous epidermoid cyst. Two theories try to explain their origin. One theory sees traumatic implantation of epidermal cells as causative. A second theory is based on faulty embryogenesis.