Solitary eyelid neurofibroma presenting as tarsal cyst: Report of a case and review of literature

To report a rare case of solitary eyelid neurofiboma presenting as tarsal cyst. A 64 year old male, presented with a painless, non progressive swelling in the right upper eye lid. Examination revealed a non tender, firm, mass adherent to the underlying tarsus. Excision via a conjunctival approach wa...

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Published in:American journal of ophthalmology case reports 2018-06, Vol.10, p.71-73
Main Authors: Poonam, Nisar Sonam, Alam, Md Shahid, Das, Dipankar, Biswas, Jyotirmay
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Language:English
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Summary:To report a rare case of solitary eyelid neurofiboma presenting as tarsal cyst. A 64 year old male, presented with a painless, non progressive swelling in the right upper eye lid. Examination revealed a non tender, firm, mass adherent to the underlying tarsus. Excision via a conjunctival approach was performed and the histopathology was suggestive of neurofibroma. Immunohistochemistry was positive for Vimentin and focally positive for S-100. The patient did not have any features of neurofibromatosis. and Importance: Solitary neurofibroma of the eyelid does not have any systemic association with neurofibromatosis, and only seven such cases have been reported in English literature. We report a case of solitary neurofibroma of the eyelid presenting as tarsal cyst. A thorough review of literature of previously reported cases is included.
ISSN:2451-9936
2451-9936
DOI:10.1016/j.ajoc.2018.02.002