title: Intraoperative discovery of a neurofibroma during routine ptosis surgery.
abstract: A noncosmetic blepharoplasty with levator tuck was planned to repair a congenital ptosis presumed to be caused by levator maldevelopment. During surgery a mass was found in the lid, revealing the ptosis to be mechanical in nature. Biopsy and subsequent pathological exam revealed this to be a plexiform neurofibroma in a reportedly undiagnosed patient.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gayton
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Ledford
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery