title: Vascular modifications within a choroidal osteoma.
abstract: We report a case of choroidal osteoma followed-up for 7 years. During this lapse of time the choroidal osteoma showed slight enlargement, development of subretinal hemorrhage and modifications of intratumoral vascularization. Some large intratumoral vessels visible at first examination disappeared at follow-up, while other vessels not observed before developed. The changes in the vascularization of the choroidal osteoma denote profound dynamics in the processes of osseous rearrangement of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Oculistica, Università di Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giuffrè
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D002829:Choroid / Q000098:blood supply*; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology; D010016:Osteoma; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology