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Arch Ophthalmol. 2006;124:908-910.

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Making the correct diagnosis of an iris–ciliary body tumor can be challenging. A 35-year-old woman sought care because of a growing amelanotic lesion that destroyed the iris root and produced a large ciliary body mass. She had a history of systemic lupus erythematosus. The tumor was completely removed with an iridocyclectomy, which revealed that the plasma cells had been producing a large amount of amyloid. To our knowledge, this is the first description of an amyloid lesion simulating a solid intraocular tumor.

Amyloid involvement of ophthalmic structures is uncommon and rarely simulates a neoplasm. We and others have reported involvement of the vitreous in familial and nonfamilial primary amyloidosis; this process could be confused with an intraocular lymphoma.^1-2 Similarly, there are several reported cases of conjunctival, eyelid, or orbital amyloid tumefactions.^3-4 Rarely, amyloid can also be found infiltrating the anterior chamber angle or sclera, but no amyloid lesions simulating a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Devron H. Char, MD; J. Brooks Crawford, MD; Ed Howes, MD; James A. Carolan, MD

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