[Unilateral tumor of the iris].
We report the case of a 69-year-old asymptomatic woman who presented with the incidental diagnosis of a prominent, vascular, reddish tumor of the iris. The tumor displayed significant regression within months but reappeared years later with a similar morphology. Fluorescence angiography of the iris revealed a hypofluorescent area without intrinsic vasculature or prominent feeder vessels. In ultrasound biomicroscopy a solid, hypoechogenic iris mass was demonstrated most probably caused by varices of the iris which are a rare finding and difficult to differentiate from a cavernous hemangioma clinically.
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Abteilung für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, 37075 Göttingen, Deutschland. antjepetersen@yahoo.com
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D015811:Iris Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*