Orbital haemangiopericytoma simulating an intraocular mass
- Ocular Oncology Service of the Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
- Saint Morries Hospital, Langhorne, PA, USA
- Accepted 16 December 1998
- Ocular Oncology Service of the Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
- Saint Morries Hospital, Langhorne, PA, USA
- Jerry A Shields, MD, Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, 900 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
- Accepted 16 December 1998
Editor,—Most patients with orbital tumours present with proptosis.1 2 It is uncommon for an orbital mass to cause symptoms and signs simulating intraocular disease. We report the case of a patient with an orbital tumour that was initially suspected to be an intraocular tumour.
CASE REPORT
A 71 year old woman noted a photopsia, diplopia, and peripheral scotoma in her left eye. She was evaluated and underwent laser treatment for suspected retinal hole at the margin of a presumed retinal detachment. After non-resolution of the “detachment”, a second ophthalmologist raised the possibility that the fundus lesion was a choroidal melanoma. The patient was then referred to the oncology service for further management. Ocular examination revealed corrected visual …
