Cutaneous Neurofibroma of the Lacrimal Caruncule: A Case Report

Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2017 Jun 16;8(2):358-361. doi: 10.1159/000477577. eCollection 2017 May-Aug.

Abstract

We describe the case of a neurofibroma on the lacrimal caruncle of a female patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). NF1 is an autosomal dominant genetic disease with a wide variety of clinical manifestations, one of the most common of which is neurofibroma. The lesion was removed surgically under general anesthesia and sent to histopathological analysis, which confirmed the clinical diagnosis of a neurofibroma.

Keywords: Cutaneous neurofibroma; Lacrimal caruncle; Neurofibromatosis type 1.

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