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Pleomorphic Adenocarcinoma of the Ciliary Epithelium: A Clinicopathological,Immunohistochemical,Ultrastructural,Dna-Ploidy and Comparative Genomic Hybridization Analysis of an Unusual Case
To describe detailed phenotypic and genotypic analysis of a pleomorphic adenocarcinoma of the ciliary epithelium (CE).
Case Report
An 86-year-old white woman developed an enlarging mass protruding from her previously eviscerated left eye 2 months postoperatively. Based on light and ultrastructural microscopy, the final diagnosis was a pleomorphic adenocarcinoma of the ciliary epithelium (CE).
Discussion
Cell proliferation indices confirmed the unusually rapid growth rate of this tumor; the peridiploid DNA content might explain the relatively low incidence of distant metastases. An imbalance o the chromosome 6 was also found by Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH).
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