Melanotic Sarcoma of the Ciliary Body

A Melanotic Sarcoma of the Anal Region

Local examination.?A bliud external fistula with thick hard margins on the left side of the anus was seen. There were a few black granules at the bottom of_ the fistula. Per rectum, a hard irregular mass chiefly occupying the posterior wall of the rectum and anus could be felt. It was continuous with the hard mass forming the fistula outside the anus. The growth was partly movable from side to ...

Melanotic Sarcoma and "Sarcomatous Melanoma"

A Case of Melanotic Sarcoma of Conjunctiva.

Haemangioma of the Ciliary Body.

THE literature includes descriptions of over ten cases of haemangioma of the iris and four of haemangioma of the ciliary body. In reporting the first case of haemangioma of the iris examined histologically, Rodin (1929) mentioned nine others that had been published and stated that the diagnosis was obviously correct in only three of them. A similar view of the cases in the literature was held b...

Astrocytoma of the ciliary body.

PURPOSE To report the occurrence of an astrocytoma of the ciliary body. METHODS The patient was evaluated by ophthalmoscopic examination (including color ultrasonography and ultrasound biomicroscopy) as well as operating therapy. Histopathology and immunocytochemical analysis were performed. RESULTS A 29-year-old woman was found to have a left ciliary body tumor. Color ultrasonography revea...