Benign adenoma of the ciliary epithelium with tumour seeding.
Report on a benign epithelioma of the ciliar body which caused cataract and dislocation of the lens in a 44-year-old woman. Tumour seeding was a remarkable finding, and is a result of disruption of the epithelial lining due to active production of mucopolysaccharides by tumour cells.
D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000473:pathology*; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000209:etiology; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding
D006025:Glycosaminoglycans