A Choroidal Schwannoma Confirmed by Surgical Excision

• 발행기관: 대한안과학회
• 저자명: Young Jae Cho Jung Bin Won Suk Ho Byeon Woo Ik Yang Hyoung Jun Koh Oh Woong Kwon Sung Chul Lee
• 간행물 정보: 『The Korean Journal of Ophthalmology』Vol.23 No.1, 48~51쪽, 전체 4쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2009.03.30

영문 초록

Schwannomas rarely present as intraocular tumors and are often misdiagnosed as malignant melanoma. We describe a choroidal schwannoma confirmed by sclerouvectomy. A 30-year-old woman presented with a large nonpigmented intraocular mass of the choroid in the right eye and underwent surgical excision by sclerouvectomy. Histologically, the tumor was composed of a mixture of cellular solid components (Antoni A) and loose myxoid components (Antoni B). The tumor was eventually diagnosed as a schwannoma. Currently available ancillary studies are still of little value in definitively differentiating schwannomas from other choroidal tumors. In the case of atypical findings for a malignant melanoma, a benign neoplasm should be included in the differential diagnosis. This patient avoided enucleation by first having the mass excised. We are unaware of previous reports in which a choroidal schwannoma was diagnosed by surgical excision.

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Schwannoma Sclerouvectomy Enucleation