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Title: Choroidal Ganglioneuroma and Orbital Plexiform Neurofibroma Presenting as Buphthalmos in an Infant With Neurofibromatosis Type 1. Author: Goyal S, Park A, Zeglam A, Brown H, Pemberton JD. Journal: Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg; 2016; 32(4):e87-9. PubMed ID: 25186217. Abstract: 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.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]