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NOVEL PRERETINAL HAIR PIN-LIKE VESSEL IN RETINAL ASTROCYTIC HAMARTOMA WITH VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE
Megumi Soeta1, Yusuke Arai1, Hidenori Takahashi1,2
1Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
Backgroud/Purpose:
To report a case of retinal astrocytic hamartoma with vitreous hemorrhage and a hair pin-like vessel adhering to a posterior vitreous membrane. A 33-year-old man with a retinal astrocytic hamartoma presented with vitreous hemorrhage 5 times.
Methods:
Multimodal imaging, including fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography, and B-mode ultrasonography.
Results:
Multimodal imaging demonstrated a novel hair pin-like vessel that adhered to the posterior vitreous membrane.
Conclusion:
Some cases of retinal astrocytic hamartoma with vitreous hemorrhage may be related to structure abnormalities of tumor vessels.
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