title: Astrocytoma of the ciliary body.
abstract: A healthy 24-year-old man was noted to have rubeosis iridis and a ciliary body mass. Iridocyclectomy successfully removed the lesion with preservation of vision and resolution of rubeosis. Histologic and immunocytochemical examinations revealed a glial tumor of the ciliary epithelium.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000473:pathology*; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*