Introduction:

Subungual osteochondromas are benign tumors of the sub- or periungual region, causing lifting, ulceration and deformity at that level.

Objective:

To research the incidence of subungual osteochondromas in a specific pediatric population.

Material and methods:

Retrospective, transversal, descriptive and observational study based on the review of records with a histopathological result of osteochondroma from 2001 to 2014.

Results:

The pathological assessment featured four osteochondromas that corresponded to the subungual presentation, with an equal gender distribution of 1:1, an average age of 9.5 years, right: left ratio of 3:1; the 4th finger was the most affected.

Discussion:

Subungual osteochondroma has an incidence of 8.5% of all osteochondromas.