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Case Reports
. 1991 Mar;12(1):11-7.
doi: 10.3109/13816819109023079.

Structure of Lisch nodules in neurofibromatosis type 1

T H Williamson  1 , A Garner, A T Moore
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Case Reports

Structure of Lisch nodules in neurofibromatosis type 1

T H Williamson et al. Ophthalmic Paediatr Genet. 1991 Mar.

Abstract

Postmortem examination of the eyes of a patient with neurofibromatosis Type I was performed by light and electronmicroscopy. Lisch nodules were examined and found to consist of a condensation of spindle cells on the anterior iris surface. When nodules were pigmented an underlying stromal naevus was present. Lisch nodules are confirmed as being of melanocytic origin.

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