title: Subretinal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: clinicopathological findings.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor which was manifested as an idiopathic subretinal mass without underlying pathology.
  
  
  METHODS
  The subretinal mass was surgically excised and evaluated histopathologically. Fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography were performed pre- and post-operatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mass was histologically composed of lymphoplasma cell infiltration and fibrous proliferation without microorganisms or malignant cells. Immunohistochemistry for smooth muscle actin revealed myofibroblasts as a major cellular component. Preoperative optical coherent tomography showed that the lesion was contiguous to the retina while inducing foveal detachment. Postoperatively, the fovea was attached with visual recovery, and the subretinal lesion did not recur during the follow up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors may be included in the differential diagnoses of subretinal masses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Joo Youn
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Hyeong Gon
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001284:Atrophy; D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005453:Fluorescence; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence