Pars plana vitrectomy for juxtapapillary capillary retinal angioma.
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Abstract
To describe the treatment of juxtapapillary capillary angioma by pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and tumor excision. Interventional case report. 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. 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. 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.
Medical subject headings
- Hemangioma, Capillary
- Retinal Neoplasms
- Vitrectomy