Unilateral transverse arm defect with subterminal digital nubbins

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 348-354

  Drapkin, Ronny I ^a,b   Genest, David R ^a,b   Holmes, Lewis B ^c   Huang, Taosheng ^d   Margas, Sara O ^a,b,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acheiria; Congenital anomaly; Congenital limb deformity; Limb deficiency; Limb reduction defect; Nubbins

Indexed keywords

ARM MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ARM; BONE AND BONES; CARTILAGE; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RADIUS; SKIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0141762354     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10024-002-0112-z     Document Type: Article

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