phakoma /pha·ko·ma/ (fah-ko´mah) any of the hamartomas found in the phakomatoses, such as the herald lesions of tuberous sclerosis. See also tuber (2).
phakoma [fah-ko´mah]
pha·ko·ma (f -k  m )n. Variant of phacoma. |
phakoma [fah-ko´mah]
1. an occasional small, grayish white tumor seen microscopically in the retina in tuberous sclerosis.
2. a patch of myelinated nerve fibers seen very infrequently in the retina in neurofibromatosis.
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