Medulloepithelioma of the ciliary body.
Neuroepithelial tumors of the ciliary body occur more seldom than retinoblastoma. The congenital form is called medulloepithelioma, the adult-acquired adenoma or adenocarcinoma. Medulloepitheliomas consist of organoid epithelial structures developing anteriorly along surfaces such as the iris. The authors report on a congenital type unusually growing not only anteriorly along the lens, but also posteriorly along the retina's surface causing retinal detachment.
Department of Ophthalmology, Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch, Austria.
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Stefani
D002648:Child; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000473:pathology*; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018241:Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral / Q000473:pathology*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000473:pathology; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*