[The primary study of ultrasound biomicroscope in imaging anterior segment tumors of eye].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the use of ultrasound biomicroscope (UBM) in imaging anterior segment tumors of eye.


METHODS
13 cases of anterior segment tumors of eye were examined with UBM.


RESULTS
3 cases had the ocular history of trauma or surgery and were clinically diagnosed as anterior iris cysts. UBM displayed the cysts as thin-walled, no internal reflectivity, and at the locate of anterior humour angle; 8 cases had superficial anterior humour, narrow anterior angle and clinically be suspected as tumors behind iris or ciliary body. UBM showed cystic reflectivity in 7 cases and a solid tumor in ciliary body in one case. 2 cases were clinically diagnosed as iris nevi. UBM displayed solid convex lesions.


CONCLUSIONS
UBM is a valuable new technique in the diagnosis and accurate localization of anterior segment tumors.
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Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510060, China.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015811:Iris Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009506:Nevus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging