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Leiomyoma of the ciliary body and hemangiopericytoma of the choroid

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Two unusual uveal tumors occurring in eyes enucleated for presumed malignant melanoma are discussed. One was a leiomyoma of the ciliary body, affecting a 22-year-old female, the other a hemangiopericytoma of the choroid in an 84-year-old male patient. The latter case is the fourth intraocular hemangiopericytoma reported in the literature to date. The histopathologic diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy.

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  1. 1st Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Tömő u. 25-29, 1083, Budapest, Hungary

    Jeannette Tóth, Ágnes Kerényi & Ildikó Süveges

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Szent Borbála Hospital, Tatabánya, Hungary

    Gábor Futó

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Tóth, J., Kerényi, Á., Süveges, I. et al. Leiomyoma of the ciliary body and hemangiopericytoma of the choroid. Pathol. Oncol. Res. 2, 89–93 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02893958

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