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Incomplete Gardner’s syndrome with blepharoptosis as the first symptom

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Gardner’s syndrome (GS) is an autosomal dominant form of polyposis characterized by the presence of multiple polyps in the colon together with osseous tumors and soft-tissue tumors, such as epidermoid cysts and lipomas. An osteoma is a benign, osteogenic tumor and may be sporadic or related to GS. Here, we present a patient with a giant sino-orbital osteoma and blepharoptosis as the only symptom of incomplete GS. A 74-year-old woman, with no previous history of trauma or ophthalmic surgery, presented with a 2 years history of right blepharoptosis without diplopia. The results of slit-lamp and fundoscopic examination were normal. Computed tomography showed a giant sino-orbital osteoma. With suspicion for GS, we thoroughly examined the patient and found no soft-tissue tumors. Fifteen years ago, the patient, who had a family history of colonic polyposis, underwent right colectomy and chemotherapy for adenocarcinoma. We report a case of incomplete GS with blepharoptosis as the first symptom.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Veroia General Hospital, Veroia, Greece

    Irini P. Chatziralli & Leonidas Papazisis

  2. School of Medicine, National University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Theodoros N. Sergentanis

  3. 28, Papanastasiou Street, 17342, Athens, Greece

    Irini P. Chatziralli

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Chatziralli, I.P., Papazisis, L. & Sergentanis, T.N. Incomplete Gardner’s syndrome with blepharoptosis as the first symptom. Int Ophthalmol 34, 301–303 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-013-9772-0

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