title: Combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium in a child with branchial cleft cysts.
abstract: An otherwise healthy 15-month-old boy presented with benign branchial cleft cysts and combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium. This association was previously only reported in a patient with branchio-oculo-facial syndrome. Although uncommon, this could represent multifocal sites of fetus craniofacial malformation.
authors.affiliation: Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
authors.forename: Ami
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Badami
authors.forename: Carlos G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Bianciotto
authors.forename: Carol L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: Jerry A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Shields
mesh_terms: D001935:Branchioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D055213:Retinal Pigment Epithelium / Q000473:pathology*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology