Mesectodermal Leiomyoma of the Ciliary Body.

Bae, Je Hyong; Huh, Kuhl; Lee, Tae Soo

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1995;36(10):1821-1826.
Published online October 1, 1995.

Mesectodermal Leiomyoma of the Ciliary Body.

Je Hyong Bae, Kuhl Huh, Tae Soo Lee

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.

모양체에 발생한 Mesectodermal Leiomyoma

이태수(Tae Soo Lee),허걸(Kuhl Huh),배재형(Je Hyong Bae)

Abstract

A 12-year-old girl presented with a ciliary body mass that measured approximately 13 X 10 mm in size. The tumor was excised through cyclectomy. The light microscopic apprearance resembled neurogenic neoplasm such as neurofibroma or schwannoma. However, some tumor cells included fasciculus which is a characteristic feature of myogenic tumor. Immunohistochemistry assay and electron microscopic examination revealed smooth muscle nature including myofilaments with dense bodies and established the diagnosis as mesectodermal leiomyoma in the ciliary body. To our best knowledge, our patient is the youngest among the ciliary body leiomyoma cases ever reported.

Key Words: Dense bodies;Leiomyoma;Mesectoderm