Infantile myofibromatosis

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 287-291

  Gopal, Milan ^a   Chahal, Gurdip ^a   Al Rifai, Ziad ^a   Eradi, Balagopal ^a   Ninan, George ^a   Nour, Shawqui ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cutaneous manifestations; Duodenal obstruction; Infantile myofibromatosis; Scrotal mass

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; VANILMANDELIC ACID; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DUODENUM OBSTRUCTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTESTINE BIOPSY; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL CANCER; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SMALL INTESTINE; X RAY;

BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MYOFIBROMATOSIS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 43149119932     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-007-2091-7     Document Type: Article

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