Solitary Neurofibroma in the Orbit.

Song, Beak Ran; Yoo, Joong Ha

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1990;31(4):525-528.
Published online April 1, 1990.

Solitary Neurofibroma in the Orbit.

Beak Ran Song, Joong Ha Yoo

Department of Ophthalmology, Inha Hospital, Inha University, Korea.

안와에 발생한 단일신경섬유종

송백란(Beak Ran Song),유중하(Joong Ha Yoo)

Abstract

Neurofibroma is the most important component of neurofibromatosis and may occur as solitary lesion. Solitary neurofibroma is common in the skin but solitary neurofibroma of the orbital region is unusual, whether or not it is associated with von Recklinghausen's disease. In 53-year-old woman who had exophthalmos, we experienced a solitary tumor between right medial rectus muscle and lamina papyracea. The histopathologic evaluation revealed the tumor to be a neurofibroma.

Key Words: exophthalmos;neurofibromatosis;orbit;solitary neurofibroma