Proteus Syndrome With a Cranial Intraosseous Lipoma

Erik M Wolfswinkel1, Thomas A Imahiyerobo, J Gordon McComb

  • 1*Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA †Division of Plastic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY ‡Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles §Department of Neurological Surgery ||Department of Pathology and Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine ¶Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California #Division of Genomic Medicine, Center for Personalized Medicine **Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

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