TY - JOUR
T1 - Choroidal Ganglioneuroma and Orbital Plexiform Neurofibroma Presenting as Buphthalmos in an Infant with Neurofibromatosis Type 1
AU - Goyal, Sunali
AU - Park, Abraham
AU - Zeglam, Ahmaida
AU - Brown, Harry
AU - Pemberton, John D.
PY - 2016/8/1
Y1 - 2016/8/1
N2 - Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is an autosomal dominant familial tumor predisposition syndrome characterized by the growth of benign and malignant tumors involving the peripheral and central nervous system. In the following report, the authors describe a case of a 1-year-old child with NF-1, who underwent enucleation for a blind, proptotic, painful eye with subsequent histopathological examination revealing choroidal ganglioneuroma, a very rare entity.
AB - Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is an autosomal dominant familial tumor predisposition syndrome characterized by the growth of benign and malignant tumors involving the peripheral and central nervous system. In the following report, the authors describe a case of a 1-year-old child with NF-1, who underwent enucleation for a blind, proptotic, painful eye with subsequent histopathological examination revealing choroidal ganglioneuroma, a very rare entity.
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U2 - 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000266
DO - 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000266
M3 - Article
C2 - 25186217
AN - SCOPUS:84978676791
VL - 32
SP - e87-e89
JO - Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
JF - Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
SN - 0740-9303
IS - 4
ER -