Solitary Retinal Astrocytoma: A Case Series
Solitary Retinal Astrocytoma: A Case Series作者机构：Department of Pathology Nagasaki University Hospital Nagasaki Japan
出 版 物：《Open Journal of Pathology》 (病理学期刊（英文）)
年 卷 期：2013年第3卷第2期
页 面：60-64页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题：Retina Astrocytoma Pathology
摘 要：Background: Astrocytic tumors of the retina are rare. We report and discuss the clinical features of two cases of retinal astrocytoma along with presenting a current literature review. Case Presentation: Case 1 was a 46-year-old Japanese female who became aware of her decreased visual acuity. A fundus photograph indicated the presence of a 5 mm hemispherical yellow-white tumor, retinal edema and hard exudate around the tumor. In case 2, a 36-year-old Japanese female became aware of her myodesopsia, and presented with a retinal tumor and vitreous hemorrhage in her right eye. Since the tumors occurred in the peripheral retina in both cases, endoresections were performed. Histological examination showed that the tumors were composed of spindle-shaped cells with small nuclei, which was consistent with astrocytes. Conclusion: Pathologically, it can be difficult to differentiate astrocytic tumors. Therefore, when making a diagnosis, it is important that comprehensive examinations be done in conjunction with the clinical findings. Since retinal astrocytoma has a favorable prognosis, provided proper treatment is administered, utilization of endoresection for peripheral astrocytoma may be advantageous in this patient group.
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