Title of article :
Retinal angioma in a patient with Cowden dieae
Author/Authors :
Jean-Jacque Gicquel، نويسنده , , Pierre Vabre، نويسنده , , Dominique Bonneau، نويسنده , , Martial Mercié، نويسنده , , Latifa Handiri، نويسنده , , Paul Dighiero، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
Abstract :
Purpoe
To report a rare cae of ocular localization of Cowden dieae.
Deign
Cae report.
Method
A 50-year-old woman with a hitory of multiple tumor wa diagnoed with Cowden dieae. A PTEN gene mutation wa found. Viual acuity of the left eye had decreaed 2 year before diagnoi.
Reult
Viual acuity wa 20/20 in the right eye and 20/200 in the left eye. Right eye fundu examination howed an epiretinal membrane aociated with a peripheral and temporal inferior angiomatou leion. Treatment conited of cryoapplication and urgical removal of the epiretinal membrane after central vitrectomy. Although the anatomic reult wa atifactory, the patient’ viual acuity remained unchanged.
Concluion
Hamartomatou ocular leion have been decribed in Cowden dieae. We are unaware, however, of uch retinal angiomatou leion in patient with PTEN gene mutation.
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology