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3082160

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
Seven patients with orbital plexiform neurofibromas (PNFs) were evaluated by computed tomography (CT). These lesions are pathognomonic of von Recklinghausen disease and manifest a spectrum of radiologic abnormalities ranging from thickening of the eyelid and periorbital soft tissues to enlargement of the bony orbit and extensive infiltration of the orbital soft tissues. In analyzing the CT features of orbital PNF, three findings that have not been previously reported were identified. Increased density of the intraconal fat present in four of seven patients was believed to represent PNF involvement of small intraconal nerves. Three patients demonstrated enhancing, irregularly nodular thickening of the optic nerve sheath complex thought to be caused by PNF of the posterior ciliary nerves surrounding the optic nerve. Three patients with buphthalmos and congenital glaucoma demonstrated thickening and enhancement of the uveal/scleral layer believed to represent PNF of these structures. Involvement of the choroid and sclera, posterior ciliary nerves, and small intraconal nerves has been recognized pathologically but has not been previously identified by CT.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0195-6108
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
259-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Plexiform neurofibromatosis of the orbit: CT evaluation.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article