Intraocular Ossification: A Case Report.
- Author:
Ho Sung PARK
1
;
Tae Shik KONG
;
Kyu Yun JANG
;
Myoung Ja CHUNG
;
Woo Sung MOON
;
Dong Geun LEE
;
Myoung Jae KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. mjkang@moak.chonbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Eye;
Ossification, Heterotopic
- MeSH:
Blindness;
Bone Marrow;
Female;
Humans;
Hyalin;
Inflammation;
Ossification, Heterotopic;
Osteogenesis;
Retinal Detachment;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
2004;38(3):188-190
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Heterotopic bone formation in the eyeball is a rare finding. Some etiologic factors, such as trauma, chronic inflammation, and long-standing retinal detachment have been associated with the onset of intraocular ossification. We report here on a case of a 21-year-old woman with a history of blunt trauma fifteen years ago, who complained of right eye blindness. When the right eyeball eviceration was done, a hard, grayish mass was found. On histopathologic examination, the mass showed lamellar bone with fatty marrow and hyalinized tissue with dystrophic calcification. We diagnosed her case as intraocular ossification.
