title: Combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium of the juxtapapillary retina and optic disc.
abstract: An 11-year-old Japanese girl had a greenish-gray, slightly elevated lesion at the optic disc and juxtapapillary retina of the right eye that was diagnosed as a combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium. A gliotic epiretinal membrane partially covered the lesion. Tortuous retinal vessels, which leaked fluorescein dye, were noted ophthalmoscopically. The lesion remained stable during a follow-up period of 1 year. After reviewing the Japanese literature, we concluded that the combined hamartoma may not be as rare in Japan as previously thought.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayasaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanamori
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Furuse
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ugomori
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Setogawa
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009898:Optic Disk; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography