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01-10-2004 | Case Report

Rothmund-Thomson syndrome, Klippel-Feil syndrome, and osteosarcoma

Authors: Bethlehem Gelaw, Said Ali, Joseph Becker

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 10/2004

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We report on a 33 year old woman with Rothmund-Thompson syndrome, Klippel-Feil syndrome and osteosarcoma. We briefly discuss the relationship of these diseases and suggest that the cause for mental retardation is cerebral atrophy as shown on imaging.

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Title: Rothmund-Thomson syndrome, Klippel-Feil syndrome, and osteosarcoma
Authors: Bethlehem Gelaw
Said Ali
Joseph Becker
Publication date: 01-10-2004
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Skeletal Radiology / Issue 10/2004
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-004-0798-2

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