Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Eyelid Obliterating the Punctum and the Canaliculus

Autor: Paul Bryar, Gary S. Lissner, Dmitry Pyatetsky, J. B. Lasky
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Scopus-Elsevier
ISSN: 1938-2405
0191-3913
DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20071101-07
Popis: A 17-year-old boy with a growth in the medial right lower eyelid obliterating the lower punctum and canaliculus underwent incisional biopsy, which revealed fibrous histiocytoma. The remaining tumor was excised and the eyelid was reconstructed. No recurrence was noted after 1 year of follow-up. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2007;44:379-381. AUTHORS All of the authors are from the Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Lasky is also from the Division of Ophthalmology, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. Originally submitted February 26, 2006. Accepted for publication March 20, 2006. Address correspondence to Gary Lissner, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, 645 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 440, Chicago, IL 60611. Supported by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness Inc., New York, New York.
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