Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 2002, 197 (1)

Case Report

A Case of Pseudoadenomatous Hyperplasia of Ciliary Body Epithelium
Successfully Treated by Local Resection

HIROSHI OHGURO, IKUYO MARUYAMA and MITSURU NAKAZAWA

Department of Ophthalmology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki 036-8562

A case of pseudoadenomatous hyperplasia of ciliary body epithelium was reported in which malignant melanoma of ciliary body was suspected. Partial resection for histopathology was performed in conjunction with cataract extraction, anterior resection and photocoagulation. Histopathology of the tumor identified as pseudoadenomatous hyperplasia of ciliary body epithelium. Partial resection of ciliary body tumor may be an alternative method for its differential diagnosis rather than enucleation and iridocyclectomy.

Keywords —— Pseudoadenomatous hyperplasia; ciliary body; partial resection; malignant melanoma; differential diagnosis

© 2002 Tohoku University Medical Press

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Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 2002, 197, 41-45

Address for reprints: Hiroshi Ohguro, M.D., Department of Ophthalmology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan.

e-mail: ooguro@hirosaki-u.ac.jp