title: [Idiopathic vasoproliferative tumor of the retina associated with macular edema: case report].
abstract: Retinal vasoproliferative tumor is a rare and benign disease that presents with an exsudative lesion in the retinal periphery. The lesion can be classified as primary (idiopathic) or secondary to a number of previous retinal injuries. Diagnosis is based on a careful ophthalmic examination. Therapeutic options include observation, cryotherapy, laser photocoagulation and brachytherapy. We present a case of idiopathic retinal vasoproliferative tumor associated with macular edema. The aspects of the tumor on fundus examination, fluorescent angiography, echography and optic coherence tomography are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Setor de Retina e Vítreo do Departamento de Oftalmologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP. omaiausp@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Otacílio de Oliveira
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Maia
authors.forename: Celso
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Hélio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Angotti Neto
authors.forename: Maria Teresa Brizzi Chizzoti
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Bonanomi
authors.forename: Walter Yukihiko
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity