Combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium associated with optic coloboma
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چکیده
The authors relate an uncommon case of combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium associated with optic coloboma.
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Multimodal imaging of combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium associated with an acquired vitelliform lesion
BACKGROUND We present a case of a combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium associated with a subfoveal acquired vitelliform lesion induced by vitreomacular traction. The purpose of this report is to present a unifying hypothesis of these concurrent findings, as aided by multimodal imaging. CASE PRESENTATION A 25-year-old white man presented with a 6-month history of a v...
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