A Pigmented Tumor of the Ciliary Body

Value of fluorescein iridography in diagnosis of tumours of the iridociliary zone.

“…The intensity of fluorescence increases, zones of confluence then accrete and gradually diffuse staining develops across the whole tumour, which lasts for 30 to 40 minutes. This pattern is characteristic of melamoma (Amalrik and Rebiere, 1971;Wilensky and Holland, 1974;Demeler and Domarus, 1976). Rapidly developing intense fluorescence of tumour tissue suggests patency of newly formed vessels, permitting leakage of dye.…”

“…The importance of fluorescein angiography in the diagnosis of choroidal tumours is well known (Sollom, 1968;Brovkina and Zinchenko, 1977), but this technique is rarely used in the diagnosis of tumours of the iris and the ciliary body. The literature on this subject is based on the examination of small groups of patients (Craandijk and Kerk, 1970;Sevel and Tobias, 1972;Wilensky and Holland, 1974;Freeman and Friedman, 1975;.…”

Value of fluorescein iridography in diagnosis of tumours of the iridociliary zone.

“…The intensity of fluorescence increases, zones of confluence then accrete and gradually diffuse staining develops across the whole tumour, which lasts for 30 to 40 minutes. This pattern is characteristic of melamoma (Amalrik and Rebiere, 1971;Wilensky and Holland, 1974;Demeler and Domarus, 1976). Rapidly developing intense fluorescence of tumour tissue suggests patency of newly formed vessels, permitting leakage of dye.…”

“…The importance of fluorescein angiography in the diagnosis of choroidal tumours is well known (Sollom, 1968;Brovkina and Zinchenko, 1977), but this technique is rarely used in the diagnosis of tumours of the iris and the ciliary body. The literature on this subject is based on the examination of small groups of patients (Craandijk and Kerk, 1970;Sevel and Tobias, 1972;Wilensky and Holland, 1974;Freeman and Friedman, 1975;.…”

Adenoma of the Ciliary Body Pigment Epithelium

“…Most reports of tumors of the CPE have been case descriptions or very small series. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] We herein report our experience with 8 cases of adenoma of the CPE and describe the clinical and histopathologic characteristics of this tumor, with emphasis on those features that help differentiate adenoma of the CPE from ciliary body melanoma.…”

“…Acquired neoplasms of the pigment epithelium are uncommon, and most information about these tumors has been derived from case reports or very small series of cases. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] When we reviewed our personal experience with acquired neoplasms of the pigment epithelia, we in-tended to report all tumors of the IPE, CPE, and RPE in a single article. While collecting the data, however, we were so impressed with the differences in clinical appearance, clinical course, complications, and histopathologic features that we elected to describe each group separately.…”

“…Our literature review disclosed only a few case reports of neoplasms of the CPE. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Unfortunately, the literature is confusing because some authors included tumors of the CPE under the inaccurate rubric of medulloepithelioma of the retina, 5 and others have not made a distinction between tumors of the CPE and the nonpigmented ciliary epithelium. 11 Most reported cases were classified as adenomas, and only rarely have the authors identified sufficient malignant histopathologic features to warrant classification as adenocarcinoma.…”

Value of fluorescein iridography in diagnosis of tumours of the iridociliary zone.

“…The intensity of fluorescence increases, zones of confluence then accrete and gradually diffuse staining develops across the whole tumour, which lasts for 30 to 40 minutes. This pattern is characteristic of melamoma (Amalrik and Rebiere, 1971;Wilensky and Holland, 1974;Demeler and Domarus, 1976). Rapidly developing intense fluorescence of tumour tissue suggests patency of newly formed vessels, permitting leakage of dye.…”

“…The importance of fluorescein angiography in the diagnosis of choroidal tumours is well known (Sollom, 1968;Brovkina and Zinchenko, 1977), but this technique is rarely used in the diagnosis of tumours of the iris and the ciliary body. The literature on this subject is based on the examination of small groups of patients (Craandijk and Kerk, 1970;Sevel and Tobias, 1972;Wilensky and Holland, 1974;Freeman and Friedman, 1975;.…”

Adenoma of the Ciliary Body Pigment Epithelium

“…Most reports of tumors of the CPE have been case descriptions or very small series. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] We herein report our experience with 8 cases of adenoma of the CPE and describe the clinical and histopathologic characteristics of this tumor, with emphasis on those features that help differentiate adenoma of the CPE from ciliary body melanoma.…”

“…Acquired neoplasms of the pigment epithelium are uncommon, and most information about these tumors has been derived from case reports or very small series of cases. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] When we reviewed our personal experience with acquired neoplasms of the pigment epithelia, we in-tended to report all tumors of the IPE, CPE, and RPE in a single article. While collecting the data, however, we were so impressed with the differences in clinical appearance, clinical course, complications, and histopathologic features that we elected to describe each group separately.…”

“…Our literature review disclosed only a few case reports of neoplasms of the CPE. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Unfortunately, the literature is confusing because some authors included tumors of the CPE under the inaccurate rubric of medulloepithelioma of the retina, 5 and others have not made a distinction between tumors of the CPE and the nonpigmented ciliary epithelium. 11 Most reported cases were classified as adenomas, and only rarely have the authors identified sufficient malignant histopathologic features to warrant classification as adenocarcinoma.…”

Value of fluorescein iridography in diagnosis of tumours of the iridociliary zone.

“…The intensity of fluorescence increases, zones of confluence then accrete and gradually diffuse staining develops across the whole tumour, which lasts for 30 to 40 minutes. This pattern is characteristic of melamoma (Amalrik and Rebiere, 1971;Wilensky and Holland, 1974;Demeler and Domarus, 1976). Rapidly developing intense fluorescence of tumour tissue suggests patency of newly formed vessels, permitting leakage of dye.…”

“…The importance of fluorescein angiography in the diagnosis of choroidal tumours is well known (Sollom, 1968;Brovkina and Zinchenko, 1977), but this technique is rarely used in the diagnosis of tumours of the iris and the ciliary body. The literature on this subject is based on the examination of small groups of patients (Craandijk and Kerk, 1970;Sevel and Tobias, 1972;Wilensky and Holland, 1974;Freeman and Friedman, 1975;.…”

Adenoma of the Ciliary Body Pigment Epithelium

“…Most reports of tumors of the CPE have been case descriptions or very small series. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] We herein report our experience with 8 cases of adenoma of the CPE and describe the clinical and histopathologic characteristics of this tumor, with emphasis on those features that help differentiate adenoma of the CPE from ciliary body melanoma.…”

“…Acquired neoplasms of the pigment epithelium are uncommon, and most information about these tumors has been derived from case reports or very small series of cases. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] When we reviewed our personal experience with acquired neoplasms of the pigment epithelia, we in-tended to report all tumors of the IPE, CPE, and RPE in a single article. While collecting the data, however, we were so impressed with the differences in clinical appearance, clinical course, complications, and histopathologic features that we elected to describe each group separately.…”

“…Our literature review disclosed only a few case reports of neoplasms of the CPE. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Unfortunately, the literature is confusing because some authors included tumors of the CPE under the inaccurate rubric of medulloepithelioma of the retina, 5 and others have not made a distinction between tumors of the CPE and the nonpigmented ciliary epithelium. 11 Most reported cases were classified as adenomas, and only rarely have the authors identified sufficient malignant histopathologic features to warrant classification as adenocarcinoma.…”