Objective
To observe the classification,clinical and pathological features of ciliary body tumors.
Methods
The clinical and pathological data of 11 cases of primary ciliary body tumors were analysed retrospectively.
Results
By pathological examination,the tumors of these cases were devided into malignant melanoma (2 cases), benign melanocytoma (3 cases),leiomyoma (2 cases), and angio-leiomyoma, neurilemoma, non-special granuloma and medulloepithelioma (1 case respectively). Both of the benign and malignant tumors of ciliary body tended to grow and enlarge progressively. The cardinal clinical manifestations of this series of 11 cases were as follows: elevation of intraocular pressure in 7, local scleral vascular dilatation in 5, secondary exudative retinal detachment in 5,and the signs of anterior uveitis in the early stage of tumor growth in 4.
Conclusion
The histopathological types of cilliary tumors are manifold,and the tumors are prone to enlarge progressively in developement either in benign or malignant ones, so that the rates of clinical misdiagnosis are relatively high.
(Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis, 2002, 18: 273-275)
Objective
To explore the clinicopathological features and misdiagnosed causes of choroidal hemangioma.
Methods
Seven misdiagnosed cases(7eyes) of choroidal hemangioma,which were enucleated,were analysed retrospectively.
Results
One of the 7 cases was misdiagnosed as absolute phase of the secondary glaucoma,and 6 of them as choroidal melanoma before the enucleation.The majority of cases in this series manifested themselves clinically and pathologically in progressive loss of visual acuity and a flat elevated tumor located at the posterior ocular fundus near the optic disc and associated with exudative retinal detachment.And also there were occasionally small focal or linear pigmentary deposites obser ved on the surface of the neoplasm.
Conclusion
A flat elevated discoid tumor in the posterior fundus with extensive exudative retinal detachment might be a clinicopathological feature of the choroidal hema ngioma.
(Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis,1999,15:91-93)
