Self-healing generalized infantile myofibromatosis [2]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 236-238

  Martin J M ^a,c   Jorda E ^a   Calduch, L ^a   Monteagudo, C ^b   Pereda, C ^a   Villalon G ^a  

^a Departments of Dermatology   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^c Hospital Cl'nico Universitario   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; DESMIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; VIMENTIN;

BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; LETTER; LIVER NODULE; LUNG NODULE; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MYOFIBROMATOSIS; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SKIN;

EID: 38349009083     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02292.x     Document Type: Letter

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