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Capillary Hemangioma of the Optic Nerve Head and Juxtapapillary Retina
Arch Ophthalmol. 2000;118:289-291.
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A 24-year-old man was noted to have decreased vision in the left eye on a routine eye examination. Funduscopy revealed a mass overlying the optic nerve head and adjacent superotemporal retina in the left eye, as well as a large amount of exudate in the macula. Fluorescein angiography demonstrated early hyperfluorescence of the lesion and late pooling of the dye, outlining the retinal detachment. A diagnosis of capillary hemangioma of the optic nerve head and juxtapapillary retina was made. The lesion was treated with argon laser photocoagulation. Subsequent progression of the tumor led to a total retinal detachment and rubeosis iridis and resulted in enucleation. Histopathologic examination of the lesion revealed a mass composed of fine capillaries, lined with endothelium, and filled with red blood cells. Capillary hemangioma of the optic nerve head and juxtapapillary retina is rare, and only a few reports of its histopathologic characteristics exist. The association . . . [Full Text of this Article]Report of a Case
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Monika A. Malecha, MD;
Barrett G. Haik, MD;
William R. Morris, MD
Memphis, Tenn
Corresponding author: Barrett G. Haik, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee, 956 Court Ave, Suite D228, Memphis, TN 38163.
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