Percutaneous fine needle aspiration cytology of malignancies of the pancreas / 대한세포병리학회지

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A Case of Congenital Coloboma of Optic Nerve Head

A case of congenital coloboma of the optic nerve head with surrounding choroidal atrophy in left eye, who was 16 years old male, is reported. The most characteristic features of this case were increase in size and shape of the disc, the ectasia of the surface, the depth and the striking whiteness, type of the vessels and their special arrangement. We described the clinical findings and attempted to survey the embryological causes and heredity with brief review of the literatures.

Choroideremia

Choroideremia is characterized by progressive atrophy of choroid and pigment epithelium of retina leading to night blindness and gross loss of field. and is inherited as X chromosome linked intermediate. Authors experienced 2 cases among a family of choroideremia. The clinical finding and brief reviews of literatures are reported as followings.

A Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa without Pigment

Retinitis pigmentosa without pigment is a varient of retinitis pigmentosa which is a hereditory disorder. It is characterized by decreased visual acuity, night blindness and contraction of visual field in both eyes. A 42-year old male patient was complained of decreased visual acuity and night blindness. And Pt was diagnosed as retinitis pigmentosa without pigment with clinical symptoms and signs, ophthalmoscopic findings, fluorescein angiography and electroretinogram. So authors report a case of retinitis pigmentosa without pigment and a brief reviews of literatures.

Two Cases of Giant Corneal Dermoids

Dermoid is a kind of choristoma and rare congenital benign tumor. It is ugly in appearance and especially dermoid appears at corneal limbus. The above 2 cases which we report invade cornea and it is especially giant compared with the report which has been reported untill now.