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Choroidal melanoma and lid fibrofoliculomas in Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.

Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Sept 2011

Fontcuberta Irene Canal, Salomão Diva R, Quiram Polly A, Pulido Jose S

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BACKGROUND: Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome (BHDS) is a rare inherited genodermatosis that predisposes patients to develop skin fibrofolliculomas, lung cysts, pneumothorax, and bilateral renal cancer. METHODS: Observational case report. RESULTS: We describe a case of choroidal melanoma and multiple lid folliculomas in a 63 years old patient with BHDS. CONCLUSIONS: A variety of different tumors have been described...

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PMID: 21401403
DOI: 10.3109/13816810.2010.544367

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