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Iris cavernous hemangioma :a case report
Zhi Kun Zheng1, Zhu Lin Hu, Juan Juan Li
1Department of Ophthalmology, Red Cross Hospital, Kunming, China.
Purpose:
Cavernous hemangioma of the iris is rarely seen,which can be presented with spontaneous hyphema.
Methods:
In this report,we described a case of an iris cavernous hemangioma treated surgically,and the histopathological findings were also presented.
Results:
Slitlamp biomicroscopy showed a lobulated, reddish-blue temporal iris mass. Anterior segment OCT presented a circumscribed mass of iris stroma at the papillary margin. Histopathologic examination revealed a benign tumor composed of large blood-filled vessels.
Conclusion:
The present case highlights the features of iris cavernous henagioma and demonstrates the histopathological findings.
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