Retinal pigment epithelial hyperplasia assuming tumor-like proportions: Report of two cases

Henry D. Jampel; Andrew P. Schachat; W. Richard Green

doi:10.1097/00006982-198600620-00007

Retinal pigment epithelial hyperplasia assuming tumor-like proportions: Report of two cases

Henry D. Jampel, Andrew P. Schachat, W. Richard Green

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Two patients who had highly elevated pigmented masses associated with a chorioretinal scar were observed clinically for several years. The scar was due to presumed histoplasmosis in one patient and toxoplasmosis in the other. Histopathological examination disclosed choroidal and subretinal masses consisting of hyperplastic retinal pigment epithelium. The difficulty in making the diagnosis of RPE hyperplasia in such instances is discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	105-112
Number of pages	8
Journal	Retina
Volume	6
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00006982-198600620-00007
State	Published - 1986

Keywords

Chorioretinal scar
Choroidal melanoma
Hyperplasia
Ocular histoplasmosis
Ocular histoplasmosis syndrome
Retinal pigment epithelium
Toxoplasmosis

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Ophthalmology

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