Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma occurring in an eyelid scar.

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.

• Authors: S A Rayner, A S Duncombe, M Keefe, J Theaker, R M Manners
• Journal: Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (Orbit) Vol. 27 Issue 3 Pg. 191-4 ( 2008) ISSN: 1744-5108 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 18569827 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Prednisolone
• Melphalan

Topics

• Aged
• Biopsy, Needle
• Cicatrix, Hypertrophic (complications, pathology)
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Eyelid Diseases (diagnosis, drug therapy, pathology)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Granuloma (diagnosis, pathology, surgery)
• Humans
• Immunohistochemistry
• Melphalan (administration & dosage)
• Necrobiotic Disorders (diagnosis, pathology, surgery)
• Orbital Diseases (diagnosis, pathology, surgery)
• Prednisolone (administration & dosage)
• Recurrence
• Risk Assessment
• Treatment Outcome
• Xanthomatosis (diagnosis, pathology, surgery)