Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma occurring in an eyelid scar. Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands) [Orbit] Journal article

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Rayner SA, Duncombe AS, Keefe M, Theaker J, Manners RM
Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma occurring in an eyelid scar. [Journal Article]
Orbit 2008; 27(3):191-4.

We present a case report of necrobiotic xanthogranuloma (NXG) in a 76-year-old Caucasian lady occurring as a nodule in a blepharoplasty scar. NXG is a rare histiocytic disease with progressive orbital and systemic features. Management options of excision biopsy or chemotherapy are discussed.

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