Uncommon cause of juvenile cataract: adenoma of the nonpigmented ciliary epithelium.
Adenoma of the nonpigmented ciliary epithelium developed in a 36-year-old woman, causing decreased visual acuity and a total cataract in the involved eye. Ultrasound biomicroscopy disclosed associated persistent hyperplasic primary vitreous (PHPV). Sectoral cyclectomy with removal of the mass and intracapsular cataract extraction were performed, and the tumor was submitted for histological examination. Although ciliary adenomas arising in adults are considered to be acquired, the associated PHPV suggests a congenital origin in view of the tumor's possible interference in the normal replacement of the primary vitreous by the secondary vitreous.
Appolloni
Rossella
R
Department of Ophthalmology, University La Sapienza, II Faculty, Rome, Italy.
Modesti
Marina
M
Pecorella
Irene
I
Palladino
Danila
D
Ciocci
Luciano
L
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033401:Microscopy, Acoustic; D054514:Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity