Massive intratumor hemorrhage in facial plexiform neurofibroma

Head and Neck

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 158-162

  Tung, Tung Chain ^a   Chen, Yu Ray ^a   Chen, Kuo Ting ^a   Chen, Chien Tzung ^a   Bendor Samuel, Richard ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

intratumor hemorrhrage; neurofibromatosis; plexiform neurofibroma; von Recklinghausen's disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLARY ARTERY; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031027762     PISSN: 01486403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0347(199703)19:2<158::aid-hed13>3.0.co;2-9     Document Type: Article

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