A Case of Granular Cell Tumor in Form of Ciliary Body Tumor
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 790-793, 2009.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-212266
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report a case of a granular cell tumor in the form of cilliary body tumor. CASESUMMARY:
A 42-year-old women visited our clinic with blurred vision of the right eye, which began was 1 month earlier ago. Her medical history was unremarkable. Slit-lamp examination revealed a ciliary body tumor and complicated cataract due to a mass lesion. For treatment, an excisional biopsy of the ciliary body tumor and phacoemulsification were performed. The pathologic finding confirmed the diagnosis of a granular cell tumor. There was no evidence of a recurrent lesion of the tumor at the 6-month postoperative follow-up.CONCLUSIONS:
We confirmed a granular cell tumor in the form of a cilliary body tumor based on pathologic findings.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Vision, Ocular
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Biopsy
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Cataract
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Ciliary Body
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Follow-Up Studies
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Granular Cell Tumor
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Phacoemulsification
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Eye
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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