Medulloepithelioma of the optic disc

Zélia M. Corrêa; James J. Augsburger; Abbot G. Spaulding

doi:10.1016/j.humpath.2011.02.020

Medulloepithelioma of the optic disc

Zélia M. Corrêa, James J. Augsburger, Abbot G. Spaulding

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Abstract

A 6-year-old boy with a history of an amblyopic, occasionally red left eye was found to have a solid white mass overlying the optic disc on dilated ocular fundus examination. Transvitreal endoincisional biopsy of the mass yielded neoplastic tissue consistent with intraocular medulloepithelioma. The eye was removed subsequently because of concern that the tumor may invade the retrobulbar optic nerve. Histopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of the tumor confirmed nonteratoid medulloepithelioma of the optic disc. The child has been followed up for over 36 months without any signs of orbital tumor recurrence or metastasis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2047-2051
Number of pages	5
Journal	Human pathology
Volume	42
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humpath.2011.02.020
State	Published - Dec 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Eye
Medulloepithelioma
Optic disc
PNET
Tumor

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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Medulloepithelioma of the optic disc

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