1.Adenocarcinoma of retinal pigmented epithelium clinically diagnosed as malignant melanoma: a case report with short review of literature
Asadi-Amoli FAHIMEH ; Rajabi Taher MOHAMMAD ; Moradi HEDYEH ; Riazi-Esfahani MOHAMMAD
International Eye Science 2007;7(5):1260-1263
True neoplasm of retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) is rare, but because of important differential diagnosis including malignant melanoma (which is more common than adenocarcinoma of RPE), both in clinical and pathological characteristics, we are interested in reporting this case. A 60-year-old man underwent right eye enucleation because of progressive loss of vision and ophthalmologic diagnosis of malignant melanoma. Pathological findings revealed a lesion in posterior segment near the optic nerve. The mass was solid and well circumscribed. In histological evaluation, the tumor was composed of cells having large, pleomorphic and hyperchromatic nuclei, prominent nucleoli and occasional pigmentation. Tumor cells were mostly arranged in papillary pattern. For differentiation of melanoma, immunohistochemistry was done. Epithelial membrane antigen (EMA)was strongly positive and HMB45 was negative; consistent with the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of RPE. Systemic evaluation ruled out any metastasis. In conclusion, although adenocarcinoma of RPE is rare, but must be kept in mind in differential diagnosis of malignant melanoma of choroids.
2.Choroidal melanocytoma presenting as a retinoblastoma: a case report
Mohammad Taher RAJABI ; Fahimeh Asadi AMOLI ; Narghes ZANDEVAKIL ; Seyed Hesam HASHEMIAN ; Mohammad Bagher RAJABI
International Eye Science 2009;9(2):220-222
We reported an unusual case of choroidal melano-cytoma who was enucleated with diagnosis of retinoblastoma. A 14-month-old boy has been referred to the clinic with compliant of left eye exodeviation for about 10 months. Ocular examination and imaging work-up revealed retinal detachment with a calcified lesion. The patient underwent enucleation of the affected eye with diagnosis of retinoblastoma. Histopathological findings indicated large, polyhedral shape cells of the tumor with small nuclei and abundant cytoplasm filled with melanin granules, suggesting diagnosis of melanocytoma of the choroids and ciliary body. Many cases of the simulation of the malignant melanoma of the choroids and ciliary body with melanocytoma has been reported previously, but melanocytoma resembling as a calcified lesion and retinal detachment with diagnosis of retinoblastoma is a rare condition which has not been reported anywhere.