Macrodystrophia lipomatosa of the foot: A case report
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Macrodystrophia lipomatosa of the foot: A case report.
Macrodystrophia lipomatosa is a sporadic, nonhereditary developmental anomaly and a rare form of congenital localized gigantism. It is characterized by the proliferation of all the mesenchymal elements of a digit or digits, and a disproportionate increase of fibroadipose tissue involving the nerve sheath, muscle, periosteum and bone marrow. In the present study, a 9-month-old boy was referred t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oncology Letters
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1792-1074,1792-1082
DOI: 10.3892/ol.2015.3300