[A case of uncomplicated retinal astrocytoma]

A 45-year-old Japanese women whose left eye contained an elevated, whitish yellow, and multi-lobed mass of 1.5 disc diameters that extended out from the retina adjacent to the optic disc. Ultrasonography demonstrated high reflectivity corresponding to the lesion of the left eye. By fluorecein angiography the tumor showed autofluorescein, retinal vessel through the tumor in the venous phase, and in the late phase pronounced staining of the tumor. A scanning laser ophthalmoscope showed the surface in detail. A search of the literature revealed only 16 cases of uncomplicated retinal astrocytoma.