PURPOSE: To describe the treatment of juxtapapillary capillary angioma by pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and tumor excision. DESIGN: Interventional case report. METHODS: A 6-year-old girl with symptomatic juxtapapillary capillary retinal angioma with associated epiretinal membrane (ERM) underwent PPV and extraction of the tumor and ERM. A clinical and molecular genetic workup for the presence of von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) was performed. RESULTS: A favorable functional result without tumor recurrence was achieved. Capillary retinal angioma was confirmed by histology of the surgical specimen, and familial VHL was revealed. CONCLUSIONS: PPV and extraction of the tumor is applicable in juxtapapillary capillary retinal angioma with associated ERM. A workup for the presence of VHL is pertinent in patients presenting with this tumor entity.
PURPOSE: To describe the treatment of juxtapapillary capillary angioma by pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and tumor excision. DESIGN: Interventional case report. METHODS: A 6-year-old girl with symptomatic juxtapapillary capillary retinal angioma with associated epiretinal membrane (ERM) underwent PPV and extraction of the tumor and ERM. A clinical and molecular genetic workup for the presence of von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) was performed. RESULTS: A favorable functional result without tumor recurrence was achieved. Capillary retinal angioma was confirmed by histology of the surgical specimen, and familial VHL was revealed. CONCLUSIONS: PPV and extraction of the tumor is applicable in juxtapapillary capillary retinal angioma with associated ERM. A workup for the presence of VHL is pertinent in patients presenting with this tumor entity.
Authors: Lisette M Smid; Koen A van Overdam; Valentina Davidoiu; Jan H de Jong; Johannes F de Boer; Koenraad A Vermeer; Mirjam E J van Velthoven Journal: Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep Date: 2019-05-20
Authors: Michael Reich; Andreas Glatz; Daniel Boehringer; Charlotte Evers; Moritz Daniel; Felicitas Bucher; Franziska Ludwig; Simone Nuessle; Wolf A Lagrèze; Peter M Maloca; Clemens Lange; Thomas Reinhard; Hansjuergen Agostini; Stefan J Lang Journal: Transl Vis Sci Technol Date: 2020-07-08 Impact factor: 3.283