Concurrence of linear epidermal nevus and nevus flammeus in a man with optic pathway glioma: Coincidence or phacomatosis?

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 592-593

  Seifert, Florian ^a   Jäger, Theresa ^a   Ring, Johannes ^a   Chen, Wenchieh ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDERMAL NEVUS; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; MALE; NEVUS; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; PHAKOMATOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; SKIN NODULE;

ADULT; GLIOMA; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; NEVUS, SEBACEOUS OF JADASSOHN; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE NEOPLASMS; PORT-WINE STAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859929815     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05034.x     Document Type: Article

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