Abstract
A 62-year-old man manifested multiple nodular growths in his left iris and unilateral glaucoma. Detailed clinical and pathologic studies showed that these lesions were adenomas derived from the spurs of Fuchs, Michel, and Grunert in the iris pigment epithelium. We suggest terming this newly described entity nodular adenomatosis of the iris pigment epithelium and propose a classification of primary neoplastic lesions of the iris.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adenoma / pathology*
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Adenoma / ultrastructure
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Cytoplasmic Granules / ultrastructure
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Fluorescein Angiography
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Humans
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Iris / blood supply
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Iris / surgery
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Iris Diseases / pathology*
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Male
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Melanins / analysis
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Microscopy, Electron
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Middle Aged
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Neovascularization, Pathologic
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Pigment Epithelium of Eye* / ultrastructure
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Uveal Neoplasms / pathology*
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Uveal Neoplasms / ultrastructure