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PHACES syndrome in association with airway hemangioma: First report from Saudi Arabia and literature review

“PHACES” is a neurocutaneous syndrome that refers to the following associations: Posterior fossa malformations, Hemangiomas, Arterial malformations, Coarctation of the aorta/Cardiac defects, Eye abnormalities, and Sternal defects. Herein, we report the association of PHACES syndrome with airway hema...

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Autor principal: Alsuwaidan, Sami N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3277042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22347351
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.91555
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Sumario:“PHACES” is a neurocutaneous syndrome that refers to the following associations: Posterior fossa malformations, Hemangiomas, Arterial malformations, Coarctation of the aorta/Cardiac defects, Eye abnormalities, and Sternal defects. Herein, we report the association of PHACES syndrome with airway hemangioma, a serious association that should not be overlooked. The findings of such an association presented here are the first to be reported from Saudi Arabia.