A Case of Retinal Racemose Hemangioma.

Sang, Jang Ho; Kon, Lee Tae; Woo, Kim Jong

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2001;42(8):1232-1235.
Published online August 1, 2001.

A Case of Retinal Racemose Hemangioma.

Jang Ho Sang, Lee Tae Kon, Kim Jong Woo

Department of Ophthalmology, Kon-Yang Hospital , Seoul, Korea.

Retinal racemose hemangioma 의 임상적 경험 1 례

장호상(Ho Sang Jang),이태곤(Tae Kon Lee),김종우(Jong Woo Kim)

Abstract

PURPOSE
Racemose hemangiomas of the retina are rare developmental vascular anomalies with abnormal arteriovenous anastomoses. We report our observations of a retinal racemose hemangioma with marked dilation and tortuosity of the retinal vessels in the entire left retina. METHODS: In a 9-year-old boy with loss of vision and mild esotropia who presented with hugely dilated and tortuous retinal vessels in left retina, we examined fundus, fluorescein angiography, cerebral angiography, brain CT and MRI. RESULTS: Fundus and fluorescein angiography of the left eye showed marked dilation and tortuosity of the retinal vessels. Angiographic finding showed rapid filling of all vessels and no dye leakage. MRI finding revealed small tortuous vessels around left optic nerve, optic chiasm and tract. Brain CT and cerebral angiography showed nothing abnormal.

Key Words: Arteriovenous anastomosis;Retinal racemose hemangioma