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Pigmented ciliary body medulloepithelioma in a newborn infant

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Ciliary body medulloepithelioma is a nonpigmented tumor which presents during the first decade of life. It is rarely seen in newborn infants. We report a pigmented medulloepithelioma in a newborn… Click to show full abstract

Ciliary body medulloepithelioma is a nonpigmented tumor which presents during the first decade of life. It is rarely seen in newborn infants. We report a pigmented medulloepithelioma in a newborn infant, which showed a rapid growth. Ciliary body medulloepithelioma should be considered in the differential diagnosis in a newborn infant presenting with leukocoria.

Keywords: body medulloepithelioma; ciliary body; newborn infant

Journal Title: Oman Journal of Ophthalmology
Year Published: 2017

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