Splenic lymphangiomatosis associated with skeletal involvement (Gorham's disease): A new case and review of literature

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 231-236

  Barbagallo, M ^a,b,d   Incorpora, G ^c   Magro, G ^a   D'Amico, S ^a   Pavone, V ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Gravina and Santo Pietro Hospital   (Italy)

^c Maria Paternò Arezzo Civil Hospital   (Italy)

^d Azienda Ospedaliera Gravina   (Italy)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Osteolysis; Osteolysis, essential; Splenomegaly

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYMPHANGIOMATOSIS; MALAISE; MALE; MASSIVE OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOLYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLENOMEGALY; SYMPTOM; VOMITING;

EID: 67649522889     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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