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Neurilemmoma (neuroma) of the infraorbital nerve

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Ultrasonography in Ophthalmology XV

Part of the book series: Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series ((DOPS,volume 61))

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Abstract

A neurilemmoma located at the infraorbital nerve showed an untypically high reflectivity by standardized A-scan. Moreover, in the same obit we detected enlarged extraocular muscles resembling Graves’ disease.

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  1. Augenklinik am Zentralklinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany

    Alexamder Stanowsky

  2. Augenklinik rechts der Isar, München, Germany

    R. Wertheimer

  3. Augsburg, Germany

    F. Morasch & T. Wagner

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  1. Alexamder Stanowsky
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G. Cennamo N. Rosa

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Stanowsky, A., Morasch, F., Wagner, T., Wertheimer, R. (1997). Neurilemmoma (neuroma) of the infraorbital nerve. In: Cennamo, G., Rosa, N. (eds) Ultrasonography in Ophthalmology XV. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 61. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5802-2_34

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