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Case Reports
. 2017 Sep-Dec;10(3):257-258.
doi: 10.4103/ojo.OJO_1_2017.

Pigmented ciliary body medulloepithelioma in a newborn infant

Parag K Shah  1 , Prajna Meeralakshmi  2 , R Shanthi  3 , V R Saravanan  1 , Narendran Kalpana  1 , Venkatapathy Narendran  1
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Case Reports

Pigmented ciliary body medulloepithelioma in a newborn infant

Parag K Shah et al. Oman J Ophthalmol. 2017 Sep-Dec.

Abstract

Ciliary body medulloepithelioma is a nonpigmented tumor which presents during the first decade of life. It is rarely seen in newborn infants. We report a pigmented medulloepithelioma in a newborn infant, which showed a rapid growth. Ciliary body medulloepithelioma should be considered in the differential diagnosis in a newborn infant presenting with leukocoria.

Keywords: Ciliary body medulloepithelioma; neonate; pigmentation.

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Figures

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Figure 1
(a) RetCam photograph of anterior segment of the right eye showing fibrovascular whitish-yellow mass behind the lens, temporally (white arrow). (b) RetCam photograph of posterior segment of the right eye showing the fibrous mass temporally (white arrow) with normal posterior pole. (c) B-scan of the right eye showing a moderate to high reflective mass (black arrow) with a thin stalk attached to the retina (white arrow). (d) Histopathology slide of enucleated specimen with ×40 magnification and hematoxylin and eosin staining showing necrotic and apoptotic cells (black arrow) with pigmentation (white arrow)
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