Incidental finding of double nodular microscopic hyperplasia versus adenoma of the retinal pigment epithelium in an eye eviscerated for phthisis bulbi.
Neoplasms of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) are very rare and can clinically simulate choroidal melanoma. The clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical features of incidental double pseudo-neoplastic proliferation of the RPE in an eviscerated eye for phthisis bulbi are reported. The differential diagnosis of RPE neoplasms and the utility of histopatological examination of eviscerated/enucleated eyes are discussed.
Department of Ophthalmology, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy.
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Abdolrahimzadeh
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Garzione
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Cruciani
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Rahimi
D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D017234:Eye Evisceration; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D055213:Retinal Pigment Epithelium / Q000473:pathology*