J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > Volume 50(5); 2009 > Article
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2009;50(5):790-793.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2009.50.5.790    Published online May 15, 2009.
A Case of Granular Cell Tumor in Form of Ciliary Body Tumor.
Jae Hwan Ahn, Sung Gwan Seo, Jun Her
Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University, Pusan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea. seossg@hanmail.net
모양체종양 형태로 발생한 과립세포종양 1예
안재환ㆍ서성관ㆍ허 준
Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University, Pusan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
Abstract
PURPOSE
To report a case of a granular cell tumor in the form of cilliary body tumor. CASE SUMMARY: A 42-year-old women visited our clinic with blurred vision of the right eye, which began was 1 month earlier ago. Her medical history was unremarkable. Slit-lamp examination revealed a ciliary body tumor and complicated cataract due to a mass lesion. For treatment, an excisional biopsy of the ciliary body tumor and phacoemulsification were performed. The pathologic finding confirmed the diagnosis of a granular cell tumor. There was no evidence of a recurrent lesion of the tumor at the 6-month postoperative follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: We confirmed a granular cell tumor in the form of a cilliary body tumor based on pathologic findings.
Key Words: Cilliary body tumor;Granular cell tumor


ABOUT
BROWSE ARTICLES
EDITORIAL POLICY
FOR CONTRIBUTORS
Editorial Office
SKY 1004 Building #701
50-1 Jungnim-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 04508, Korea
Tel: +82-2-583-6520    Fax: +82-2-583-6521    E-mail: kos08@ophthalmology.org                

Copyright © 2024 by Korean Ophthalmological Society.

Developed in M2PI

Close layer
prev next