title: Adenoma of the nonpigmented ciliary epithelium in the phthisic eye.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of adenoma of the nonpigmented ciliary epithelium (NPCE) in a phthisic eye.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical and histopathological findings of the case were reported.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 79-year-old man with a left phthisic eye had suffered from severe left ocular pain for 2 months. At the first examination, the intraocular pressure was 48 mm Hg OS. Slit lamp examination of the left eye revealed an opaque cornea with a band-shaped keratopathy and a hematoma in the anterior chamber, precluding further intraocular examination. Computed tomography revealed a left intraocular heterogeneous lesion with posterior expansion, which was consistent with a hematoma. Evidence of an intraocular tumor before the evisceration was not found. However, histopathological examination of the eviscerated specimen disclosed a tumor comprising tubular components with papillary epithelial proliferation, which was classified as adenoma of the NPCE.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The current case suggests a necessity for histopathological examination after evisceration to detect components related to a phthisis bulbi, including adenoma of the NPCE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan. yasuhiro_tak@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Emiko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Hirohiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kakizaki
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D001284:Atrophy; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000473:pathology*; D017234:Eye Evisceration; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*