Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 13-19 , February 2006

Vascular tumors in the orbit—capillary and cavernous hemangiomas

  • Tatiana I. Rosca, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Neurosurgery Unit, Clinical Emergency Hospital “St. Pantelimon,” Bucharest, OP 22 Romania
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  • Monica I. Pop, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology, Emergency Ophthalmology Hospital, Bucharest, OP 22 Romania
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  • Manuela Curca, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmology Department, Clinical Emergency Hospital “St. Pantelimon,” Bucharest, OP 22 Romania
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  • Teodora Gh. Vladescu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pathological Department, Clinical Emergency Hospital “St. Pantelimon,” Bucharest, OP 22 Romania
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  • Cecilia St. Tihoan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pathological Department, Clinical Emergency Hospital “St. Pantelimon,” Bucharest, OP 22 Romania
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  • Ana Tatiana T. Serban, MD

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology Institute “I. C. Parhon,” Bucharest, OP 22 Romania
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  • Ecaterina Al. Bontas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine Department, Clinical Emergency Hospital “St. Pantelimon,” Bucharest, OP 22 Romania
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +40 788 425 551; fax: +40 233 216 701.
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  • Gheorghe Gherghescu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Radiology Department, Clinical Emergency Hospital “St. Pantelimon,” Bucharest, OP 22 Romania

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PII: S1092-9134(05)00114-0

doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2005.07.008

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 13-19 , February 2006

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