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Case Reports
. 2006 Mar;141(3):587-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.10.014.

Pars plana vitrectomy for juxtapapillary capillary retinal angioma

Klaus-Martin Kreusel  1 , Nikolaos E Bechrakis, Hartmut P H Neumann, Michael H Foerster
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Pars plana vitrectomy for juxtapapillary capillary retinal angioma

Klaus-Martin Kreusel et al. Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Mar.

Abstract

Purpose: To describe the treatment of juxtapapillary capillary angioma by pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and tumor excision.

Design: Interventional case report.

Methods: A 6-year-old girl with symptomatic juxtapapillary capillary retinal angioma with associated epiretinal membrane (ERM) underwent PPV and extraction of the tumor and ERM. A clinical and molecular genetic workup for the presence of von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) was performed.

Results: A favorable functional result without tumor recurrence was achieved. Capillary retinal angioma was confirmed by histology of the surgical specimen, and familial VHL was revealed.

Conclusions: PPV and extraction of the tumor is applicable in juxtapapillary capillary retinal angioma with associated ERM. A workup for the presence of VHL is pertinent in patients presenting with this tumor entity.

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