Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma occurring in an eyelid scar. Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands) [Orbit] Journal article | | Title | Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma occurring in an eyelid scar. | | Author(s) | Rayner SA, Duncombe AS, Keefe M, Theaker J, Manners RM | | Institution | Department of Ophthalmology, Southampton General Hospital, England. | | Source | Orbit 2008; 27(3):191-4. | | Abstract | 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. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 18569827 |
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