Proteus syndrome: 2 Case reports and a review or the literature

Cutis

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 297-302

  Satter, Elizabeth ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE CANCER; REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; PROTEUS SYNDROME;

EID: 38849147574     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (7)

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