Intraocular mass simulating a retained foreign body - 09/09/11
Abstract |
Purpose: To present an unusual case of a preretinal mass that simulated a retained metallic foreign body.
Method: Case report.
Results: A 30–year–old man presented with unilateral iridocyclitis and an ipsilateral preretinal mass with ultrasonographic and computed tomographic characteristics of a metallic foreign body. Histologic examination of the mass disclosed a central concentration of iron-containing hemoglobin breakdown products surrounded by a cocoon of fibrous tissue.
Conclusion: Blood breakdown products surrounded by a fibrous capsule can present with the characteristics of an intraocular metallic foreign body.
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P. 149-150 - juillet 1998 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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