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MULTIPLE GRANULAR‐CELL MYOBLASTOMA (SCHWANNOMA) IN A CHILD
Author(s) -
APTED JOHN H.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1968.tb11968.x
Subject(s) - schwannoma , granular cell , medicine , pathology , dermatology , central nervous system
SUMMARY.— Multiple granular‐cell myoblastomas were present in a girl aged 10. who also showed axillary freckling, which has been claimed to be pathognomonic of neurofibromatosis. Histochemical studies confirmed the probable origin of the tumours from Schwann cells.