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Mitochondria-Rich Epithelioid Leiomyoma of the Ciliary Body
Arch Ophthalmol. 2002;120:77-82.
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Leiomyoma is a rare benign, smooth muscle–derived tumor that can
arise from all parts of the uveal tract.1-2
This tumor can cause diagnostic difficulties, because it may appear clinically
as an amelanotic melanoma. Fewer than 30 leiomyomas of the ciliary body have
been reported, but often these have not been well documented by immunohistochemical
and/or electron microscopic studies.
Herein we report an unusual variant of a ciliary body leiomyoma, which
to our knowledge has not been documented in the literature. This tumor was
clinically suspected of being a malignant melanoma, with histopathologic resemblence
to a granular cell tumor. Results of more detailed immunohistochemical and
electron microscopic studies showed smooth muscle differentiation and marked
mitochondrial abundance of the tumor, which was finally classified as an epithelioid
leiomyoma particularly rich in mitochondria.
Report of a Case
A 30-year-old Greek patient was referred to our hospital because of
a tumor of the ciliary body in his right . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Comment
Corresponding author and reprints: Ursula Schlötzer-Schrehardt,
PhD, Department of Ophthalmology, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schwabachanlage
6, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany (e-mail: ursula.schloetzer@augen.imed.uni-erlangen.de).
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