Vitreous seeding by retinal astrocytic hamartoma in a patient with tuberous sclerosis.
Vitreous seeding by a peripapillary retinal astrocytic hamartoma in a patient with tuberous sclerosis was supported by vitreous biopsy and the use of millipore filter and a modified Papanicolaou staining technique. Vitreous seeding may be associated with vitreous inflammation and hemorrhage.
D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology*