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12846531

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-7-8
pubmed:abstractText
A primary peripheral cyst behind the iris is difficult to detect during a routine slit lamp examination. It is usually asymptomatic unless the cyst is sufficiently large. We report on a 73-year-old woman who underwent phacoemulsification of a cataract and incidentally presented a small dark mass behind the peripheral iris. The lesion was initially suspected of being a melanoma, but it could not be localized by conventional techniques postoperatively. A diagnosis of primary iris cyst was not made until 1 year later when high-frequency ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) was employed. UBM displayed a distinct thin-wall cystic lesion (0.5 x 0.8 x 0.6 mm) with low internal reflectivity at the iridociliary sulcus of the inferotemporal quadrant. UBM allows good imaging access to a lesion behind the iris that is otherwise difficult to detect with traditional techniques.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
2072-0939
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
299-302
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-12-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Ultrasound biomicroscopy in the diagnosis of a primary peripheral iris cyst.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5, Fushing Street, Gueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan 333, ROC. shiuchen@cgmh.org.tw
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports