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Case Report

Solitary neurofibroma of the orbit with intracerebral extension associated with ocular surface melanocytoma: a case report

Mansooreh Jamshidian-Tehrania Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Raziyeh Mahmoudzadeha Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Esmaeil Asadi Khameneha Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Fahimeh Asadi Amolib Department of Pathology, Farabi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Morteza Faghih Jouibaric Department of Neurosurgery, Dr Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Abolfazl Kasaeea Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Hadi Ghadimia Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 368-373 | Received 13 May 2019, Accepted 27 Oct 2019, Published online: 12 Nov 2019

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