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. 2009 Winter;3(1):60-1.
doi: 10.1097/ICB.0b013e31815654ca.

Histologic and immunohistochemical features of a vitreous cyst

P Kumar Rao  1 , Arghavan Almony, Gaurav K Shah, Blake Cooper, Morton E Smith
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Histologic and immunohistochemical features of a vitreous cyst

P Kumar Rao et al. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2009 Winter.

Abstract

Purpose: To report the histologic and immunohistochemical features of a congenital vitreous cyst.

Methods: Interventional case report with immunohistochemical correlation. A 58-year-old woman with known vitreous cyst since childhood had an enlarging visual floater. The vitreous cyst was removed by pars plana vitrectomy and central vision was restored.

Results: Pathology confirmed a vitreous cyst derived from neural and glial tissue and consistent with retinal origin.

Conclusions: Congenital vitreous cysts, derived from neural and glial tissue, can be safely removed using pars plana vitrectomy.

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