Plexiform Neurofibroma Involving the Lacrimal Gland
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Plexiform Neurofibroma Involving the Lacrimal Gland
BACKGROUND To present a rare case of a 2-year-old girl with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) who presented with ptosis of the right upper eyelid along with a tumor in the eyelid. METHODS A magnetic resonance imaging scan of the orbit revealed a solid tumor located extraconally at the site of the right lacrimal gland. A transcranial orbitotomy was performed. RESULTS Histopathological examinati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Ophthalmology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1663-2699
DOI: 10.1159/000456067