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Magnetic resonance imaging of a phakomatous choristoma

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Phakomatous choristoma is a rare congenital benign tumour in the inferomedial eyelid or orbit that is thought to be of lenticular anlage origin. We describe the MRI findings in an infant boy with histopathologically confirmed phakomatous choristoma.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Radiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Liebigstraße 20a, 04103, Leipzig, Germany

    Josephin Otto & Ina Sorge

  2. Institute of Pathology, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany

    Lars-Christian Horn

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany

    Ina Sterker

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Otto, J., Sorge, I., Horn, LC. et al. Magnetic resonance imaging of a phakomatous choristoma. Pediatr Radiol 45, 1712–1715 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-015-3376-y

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