DZI20-172-Case-6
Three-year-old with masses in the ciliary body of both eyes. No family history.
Bilateral nonteratoid medulloepitheliomas. Endophytic, cystic mass at the pars plicata. The tumor arises from the ciliary epithelium. There are Flexner-Wintersteiner rosettes. This case was diagnosed years prior to the recognition that mutations in the DICER1 gene predispose to medulloepitheliomas.
December 31, 1969 7:00:00 PM
