title: Phakomatous choristoma of the lower eyelid: a case study with a review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of phakomatous choristoma of the lower eyelid. A 2-week-old girl was referred with a tumor of the right lower eyelid near the inner canthus, present since birth. No other abnormalities were noted. The tumor was excised, and histopathologic examination of the tumor showed phakomatous choristoma of the eyelid. This is the first report of phakomatous choristoma of the eyelid in Turkey.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir, 21280, Turkey. ukeklikci@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S Ugur
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Keklikci
authors.forename: Alpay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cakmak
authors.forename: Sevin Soker
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Cakmak
authors.forename: Sevda Ipek
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Soker
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020752:Neurocutaneous Syndromes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014746:Vimentin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009418:S100 Proteins; D014746:Vimentin