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A 10-year-old girl with multiple eyelid neuroproliferative tumors Digital Journal of Ophthalmology 2021 Volume 27, Number 3 July 12, 2021	Printer Friendly Download PDF

Kristin Torroella \| George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DCGeorge Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC Jana Bregman, MD \| Department of Ophthalmology, Childrens National Hospital, Washington, DC Maria Isabel Almira-Suarez, MD, FASCP \| Neuropathology Service, Division of Anatomic Pathology, Childrens National Hospital, Washington, DC Marijean Miller, MD \| Department of Ophthalmology, Childrens National Hospital, Washington, DC
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Treatment
Our patient remains in remission from MTC, is medically stable, and continues to be followed by endocrinology. From an ophthalmologic standpoint, she is being carefully observed and treated conservatively with artificial tears for surface irritation. If needed in the future, repeat excision of the eyelid schwannomas with a wedge resection may be performed to help prevent regrowth, with an understanding that similar lesions may recur elsewhere on the eyelids.
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