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Retinal pigment epithelium adenoma in vitreous fluid cytology

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Ocular cytology specimens are relatively uncommon, adding to the difficulty of their evaluation by cytopathologists. While melanomas account for a majority of primary intraocular pigmented lesions, other diagnostic considerations must… Click to show full abstract

Ocular cytology specimens are relatively uncommon, adding to the difficulty of their evaluation by cytopathologists. While melanomas account for a majority of primary intraocular pigmented lesions, other diagnostic considerations must be included in the differential. This brief report highlights a case of a pigmented ocular lesion in a 24‐year‐old man and key morphologic, immunohistochemical, and clinical differences between melanoma, melanocytoma, choroidal nevus, and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) adenoma.

Keywords: retinal pigment; epithelium adenoma; cytology; pigment epithelium

Journal Title: Diagnostic Cytopathology
Year Published: 2017

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