Non-excision treatment of multiple cutaneous neurofibromas by laser photocoagulation

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 301-306

  Elwakil, Tarek F ^a   Samy, Nevien A ^b   Elbasiouny, Mahmoud S ^a  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cutaneous neurofibromas; Nd:YAG Laser; Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF 1); Photocoagulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEODYMIUM; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45749128685     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-007-0485-3     Document Type: Article

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