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Arch Ophthalmol. 2001;119:1859-1861.

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INTRODUCTION

A 77-year-old woman underwent iridocyclectomy for a progressively enlarging black mass that apparently originated in the ciliary body and secondarily invaded the iris of her pseudophakic left eye. At the time of surgery, the tumor was adherent to the intraocular lens, which was removed along with the mass. Histopathologically, the tumor was composed of islands and cords of benign pigment epithelial cells that were separated by vascularized fibrous connective tissue. The diagnosis was adenoma of the ciliary body pigment epithelium with secondary invasion of the iris. This case underscores the fact that benign intraocular tumors can show dramatic enlargement without undergoing malignant transformation.

The pigment epithelial layers of the eye often undergo reactive hyperplasia but true neoplasia of ocular pigment epithelia is rare.^1-4 On occasion, however, true neoplasms can develop from the pigment epithelia of the iris, ciliary body, and retina.^5-7 Tumors of the pigment epithelium generally are benign or . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Corresponding author and reprints: Jerry A. Shields, MD, Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, 900 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

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