title: Giant cell angiofibroma of the eyelids: an unusual presentation of tuberous sclerosis.
abstract: The authors describe a patient with a history of mental retardation and seizures who presented with unusually large edematous, pedunculated eyelid lesions of unknown etiology. The histopathology revealed features consistent with giant cell angiofibroma, a variant of the angiofibromas commonly seen in tuberous sclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Mawn
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nerad
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jabi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications*