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Medulloepithelioma of the ciliary body
Author(s) -
Hausmann N.,
Stefani F. H.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1991.tb04835.x
Subject(s) - ciliary body , iris (biosensor) , retinoblastoma , cilium , retina , neuroepithelial cell , anatomy , lens (geology) , retinal , biology , medicine , ophthalmology , embryonic stem cell , microbiology and biotechnology , neuroscience , computer science , paleontology , biochemistry , computer security , gene , biometrics
Neuroepithelial tumors of the ciliary body occur more seldom than retinoblastoma. The congenital form is called medulloepithelioma, the adult‐acquired adenoma or adenocarcinoma. Medulloepitheliomas consist of organoid epithelial structures developing anteriorly along surfaces such as the iris. The authors report on a congenital type unusually growing not only anteriorly along the lens, but also posteriorly along the retina's surface causing retinal detachment.