Ciliary body adenoma in a 10-year-old girl who had a rhabdomyosarcoma
P. A. Campochiaro, F. Gonzalez-Fernandez, S. A. Newman, B. P. Conway and P. S. Feldman
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville.
A retrolenticular fibrovascular membrane occurred in the setting of a
ciliary body mass in a 10-year-old black girl who had been successfully
treated for a rhabdomyosarcoma of the lung. The results of a transscleral
biopsy of the mass demonstrated it to be a pigmented adenoma of the ciliary
body. A lensectomy and membranectomy were performed to aid in the follow-up
and rehabilitation of the eye. At 9 months after surgery, the patient had
20/25 vision with no evidence of tumor growth. This case demonstrates an
unusual cause of cyclitic membrane formation and suggests that transscleral
biopsy may be a useful adjunct in the management of selected ciliary body
masses.
