title: Retinal pigment epithelial tumor in a young Asian female.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of low-grade adenocarcinoma of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) in a young Asian woman.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interventional case report with histopathologic correlation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 28-year-old Asian woman with a year-long history of floaters presented with a dark pigmented lesion in the right eye. Partial lamellar sclerouvectomy was performed and histopathology revealed a retina pigment epithelial neoplasm consistent with a low-grade adenocarcinoma. The patient responded well to the surgery with no complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Neoplasms of RPE are rare but must be differentiated from choroidal melanoma, as they do not tend to metastasize. Local resection can be a good option for peripheral RPE tumors.
authors.affiliation: Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Melis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palamar
authors.forename: Carol L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: Brian P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Marr
authors.forename: Ralph C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Eagle
authors.forename: Jerry A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Shields
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D055213:Retinal Pigment Epithelium / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery