Ocular Pathologic Findings of Neurofibromatosis Type 2
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Ocular pathologic findings of neurofibromatosis type 2.
OBJECTIVE To gain insight into the pathogenesis of neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) by investigating the ocular manifestations of this disease. METHODS Using standard histologic techniques, immunohistochemistry, and electron microscopy, we described the ocular pathologic findings of a 34-year-old woman who died from complications of NF2. RESULTS We identified 3 types of NF2-associated lesions...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.125.3.389