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Spontaneous Regression Of Presumed Peripapillary Retinal Astrocytic Hamartoma

Şekeroğlu, M. A. 2021Other/Unknown

Şekeroğlu, M. A., & Kıratlı, H. (2021). Spontaneous regression of presumed peripapillary retinal astrocytic hamartoma. Journal francais d'ophtalmologie, 44(5), e255–e257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfo.2020.08.022

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Case Details

Disease Location

Eye

Personal Characteristics

43-year-old woman. Diagnosed as left degenerative myopia and amblyopia.

Clinical Characteristics

Admitted with the complaint of blurred near vision for two months in her right eye. In the right fundus, there was a juxtapapillary oval, elevated yellow mass measuring three disc diameters in size and approximately 1 mm in thickness. The tumor had fine vessels on the surface, and was associated with a peripapillary subretinal mass and hemorrhage. Spectral domain optical coherence tomography revealed a hyperreflective mass protruding into vitreous and a subretinal mass with a single moth-eaten-like optically empty space inside causing posterior shadowing, and an accompanying subretinal fluid. Retina astrocytic hamartoma (rah) was the most likely diagnosis.

Remission Characteristics

Within two years, the tumor gradually regressed, finally leaving a peripapillary atrophic scar

Treatment & Mechanisms

Non-Clinical Treatment

None reported