2008, Number 1
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Med Cutan Iber Lat Am 2008; 36 (1)
Segmental neurofibromatosis - case report
Zanini M
Language: Portugués
References: 10
Page: 39-40
PDF size: 150.21 Kb.
ABSTRACT
A 62-year-old woman, caucasian, presented asymptomatic and isolated nodules on the trunk. The diagnosis of segmental neurofibromatosis was made on the basis of clinical and histopathology features.
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