De novo emergence of a circumscribed choroidal hemangioma in a premature infant.
OBJECTIVE
To present a case of a premature infant who was witnessed to have de novo development of a circumscribed choroidal hemangioma over the course of routine retinopathy of prematurity screening.


METHODS
Retrospective case report.


RESULTS
A former 29-week, 1446-g premature infant boy was examined multiple times by both a pediatric retinal specialist and pediatric ophthalmologist before a posterior pole circumscribed choroidal hemangioma was noted, initially at postmenstrual age 39 weeks. The tumor remained fairly stable until the most recent follow-up examination at 2 years of age when it was noted to be much less prominent.


CONCLUSIONS
Circumscribed choroidal hemangiomas previously have been thought to be congenital in nature. We present the earliest described case as well as the first de novo emergence of such a tumor.
From the *Associated Retinal Consultants, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan; and †Henry Ford Health System, Department of Ophthalmology, Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan.
Mark K
MK
Walsh
Edward R
ER
O'Malley
Michael T
MT
Trese