Isolated plantar collagenoma not associated with Proteus syndrome

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 497-499

  Nelson, Andrew A ^a   Ruben, Beth S ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLLAGEN DISEASE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOLATED PLANTAR COLLAGENOMA; MULTIPLE CANCER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

ADULT; COLLAGEN DISEASES; ELASTIC TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEVUS; PROTEUS SYNDROME; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STAINING AND LABELING; TOES;

EID: 38949106569     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.03.016     Document Type: Article

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