Hair whorl as an indicator of a mediastinal plexiform neurofibroma

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 196-198

  Pivnick, Enikö K ^a   Lobe, Thom E ^b   Fitch, Sarah J ^b   Riccardi, Vincent M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b LE BONHEUR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c The Neurofibromatosis Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 0030996044     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1997.tb00236.x     Document Type: Article

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