title: Choroidal hemangioma.
abstract: Choroidal hemangioma is an uncommon benign vascular tumor of the choroid that can be circumscribed or diffuse. Circumscribed choroidal hemangiomas are usually diagnosed between the second to fourth decade of life when they cause visual disturbances owing to the development of an exudative retinal detachment. Circumscribed tumors occur sporadically, without any associated local or systemic anomalies. Diffuse choroidal hemangiomas are usually evident at birth and generally occur as a part of neuro-oculo-cutaneous hemangiomatosis (Sturge-Weber syndrome).
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmic Oncology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. singha@ccf.org
authors.forename: Arun D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Peter K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: Jonathan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Sears
mesh_terms: D002829:Choroid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011379:Prognosis; D013341:Sturge-Weber Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography