title: Ciliochoroidal ganglioneuroma in neurofibromatosis type 1: Report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Orbitofacial neurofibromatosis (OFNF) is considered a variant of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). OFNF most often affects the eye, orbit and one side of the face. It is characterized by the development of relatively aggressive and disfiguring lesions, including plexiform and diffuse neurofibromas. Ciliochoroidal ganglioneuromas have not been previously reported in patients with this syndrome. We report the case of a 50-year-old man with OFNF, ciliochoroidal ganglioneuroma and a large ipsilateral frontoethmoidal encephalocele.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
authors.forename: Marwah M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Abdulkader
authors.affiliation: Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
authors.forename: Mark F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Dalesandro
authors.affiliation: Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
authors.forename: Stephen K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mendenhall
authors.affiliation: Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
authors.forename: Mitesh V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bonnin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005123:Eye / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: frontoethmoidal encephalocele; ganglioneuroma; neurofibromatosis type 1; orbitofacial neurofibromatosis; plexiform neurofibroma