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A 3D Digital Model for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Nodules
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[Solid, asymptomatic nodules on several toes in a child]
C Hamsch1, B Fritzsching, H-M Bosse
1Universitäts-Hautklinik Heidelberg, Voßstr. 2, 69115, Heidelberg. Corinna.Hamsch@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Abstract:
The term infantile digital fibromatosis describes a benign tumor of the group of fibromatoses. The prevalence rate is approximately 2.5% of all fibromatoses. The etiopathogenesis of infantile digital fibromatosis is unknown. These tumors can appear already at birth, but usually manifest during the first 3 years of life as solid, pink or skin-colored asymptomatic nodules on one or several fingers or toes. Because of the postoperative recurrence rate of 50-75% and the possibility of spontaneous regression, excision is not recommended according to currently available evidence.
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