Unilateral facial angiofibromas without other evidence of tuberous sclerosis: Case report and review of the literature

Cutis

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 284-288

  Hall, Matthew R ^a,b   Kovach, Bradley T ^d   Miller, Jami L ^a,c,e  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Internal Medicine ^*

^c Division of Dermatology

^d Naples   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; FACE TUMOR; HEMANGIOFIBROMA; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN TUMOR; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; ANGIOFIBROMA; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

EID: 38849110597     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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