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Retinal oligodendroglioma
J Marek1, J Jakubaszko-Turkiewicz, J Oficjalska-Mlynczak
1Department of Ophthalmology, Wroclaw University of Medicine, Poland. dturkiew@doktor.dilnet.wroc.pl
Purpose:
To report a case of oligodendroglioma originating from the accessory glia of retina.
Method:
Case report of a 72-year-old woman with a tumor in the temporal fundus of the right eye that was suspected to be choroidal melanoma. Enucleation was declined, but 5 years later, because of tumor growth, pain, and loss of light perception, the globe was enucleated.
Results:
Histopathologic examination disclosed a neuroepithelial tumor with a structure of oligodendroglioma. Melanoma and metastatic tumor were excluded.
Conclusions:
Oligodendrogliomas are rare in the retina but may originate from retinal oligodendrocytes. This case suggests that the differential diagnosis of choroidal melanoma should include the possibility of oligodendroglioma.