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Ciliary body medulloepithelioma

Ciliary body medulloepithelioma

Well that nasty vascular mass is called Ciliary body medulloepithelioma! Medulloepithelioma of the eye is a very rare embryonal tumor that is generally arising from the ciliary body, a circular structure just behind the iris that is composed of the ciliary muscle and ciliary processes which attach to the lens. This most commonly occurs in children and can present with secondary glaucoma, uveitis, and cataract. This 10-year-old boy with a chronic red eye presented with a cystic, vascular, nonpigmented ciliary body mass extending into the anterior chamber. When a ciliary bush mass is found, diagnosis is generally made based on histological findings, which reveals a locally invasive anterior ciliary body tumor comprising of undifferentiated highly mitotic cells. As these tumors are locally invasive, complete excision is curative and the survival prognosis is excellent.

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over 4 years ago

I have never seen anything like this! Thanks for sharing

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