title: Proteus syndrome: course of a severe case.
abstract: We report on the course of a 4 1/2-year-old boy with Proteus syndrome who was first described 3 years ago. Details are given on the phenotypic changes, the complications of corrective surgery on tissue overgrowth, and the development of a mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis of the testis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, General Hospital Alexandra, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malamitsi-Puchner
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dimitriadis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bartsocas
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Wiedemann
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000150:complications; D005877:Gigantism / Q000150:complications*; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000473:pathology*; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*