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Arch Ophthalmol. 2004;122:1870-1872.

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Several darkly pigmented tumors affecting the macular area have been described, including retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) hamartomas,¹ combined retina-RPE hamartomas, melanocytic nevi of the RPE (congenital hypertrophy of the RPE), choroidal nevus, and melanomas invading the retina. Melanocytomas can rarely also be located in the macular area without involving the overlying retina.

Retinal pigment epithelial hamartomas are focal, nodular, jet-black lesions that usually appear to involve the full thickness of the retina and to spill onto the inner retinal surface in an umbrella fashion, frequently in the macular area.¹ Combined retina and RPE hamartomas can be papillary or nonpapillary, variably elevated pigmented lesions at the level of the RPE with a thin semitransparent membrane partly covering the tumor surface.¹ There are various reports in the literature of vitrectomy to peel the epiretinal component of these lesions,^2-3 with improvement of visual acuity. Melanocytoma is described as a darkly pigmented lesion of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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José García-Arumí, MD; Laura Sararols, MD; Sílvia Freixes, MD; Antoni Huguet, MD; Juan José Gil-Gibernau, MD; Borja Corcóstegui, MD