| Past Issue | Volume 9 Number 2 April 2007 | | Correlation between Histopathology and Ultrasound Biomicroscopy of Uveal Tumours |
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Sujata Guha, Jyotirmoy Biswas, Krishnakumar Subramanian, Tarun Sharma, Mahesh P Shanmugam
Sankara Nethralaya, Vision Research Foundation, Chennai, India
Aim: To retrospectively assess correlations between features of anterior segment tumours revealed by ultrasound biomicroscopy and histopathological findings.
Methods: The records of 8 patients who underwent enucleation for uveal melanoma (6 eyes) or uveal metastasis (2 eyes) were reviewed. Preoperative ultrasound biomicroscopy and histopathological features were compared with respect to tumour margins, internal reflectivity, supraciliary effusion, and scleral involvement.
Results: Good correlation was observed with respect to tumour margin (7 eyes), scleral involvement (8 eyes), internal reflectivity and tissue characteristics (7 eyes), and supraciliary effusion (6 eyes).
Conclusions: Ultrasound biomicroscopy is a valuable, non-invasive tool for assessing anterior segment tumours in vivo.
Key words: Eye neoplasms, Pathology, Retrospective study, Ultrasound biomicroscopy, Uvea
Asian J Ophthalmol. 2007;9:82-86.
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