Adenoma of the Nonpigmented Ciliary Epithelium in the Phthisic Eye. (June 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Takahashi, Yasuhiro; Takahashi, Emiko; Goto, Hiroshi; Kakizaki, Hirohiko
• Is Part Of: Orbit. Volume 32:Number 3(2013)
• Page Start: 184
• Page End: 186
• Publication Date: 2013-06
• Subjects: Eye-sockets -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Eye-sockets -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Orbit -- surgery -- Periodicals; Orbital Diseases -- Periodicals; 617.7
• DOI: 10.3109/01676830.2013.771677
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-6830

Abstract

<abstract> <title>Abstract</title> <p> <italic>Purpose</italic>: To report a case of adenoma of the nonpigmented ciliary epithelium (NPCE) in a phthisic eye.</p> <p> <italic>Methods</italic>: The clinical and histopathological findings of the case were reported.</p> <p> <italic>Results</italic>: 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.</p> <p> <italic>Conclusions</italic>: The current case suggests a necessity for histopathological examination after evisceration to detect components related to a phthisis bulbi, including adenoma of the NPCE.</p> </abstract>