INTRAOCULAR MALIGNANT TERATOID MEDULLOEPITHELIOMA

Authors

  • Ram Chandra Adhikari T U Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
  • R Sainju T U Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
  • G Sayami T U Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
  • S Dali T U Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
  • H G Shrestha T U Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
  • R B Basnet Bir Hospital, Kathmandu
  • J S Pandey Birendra Army Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.762

Abstract

Malignant teratoid medulloepithelioma is an uncommon unilateral intraocular tumor,
occuring typically in children. This report concerns a 4-year-old boy, who presented
with loss of vision, pain and proptosis of the left eye and showed mass in between
eyelids. Histopathologically, the tumor was composed of pseudostratified primitive-
appearing epithelium dispersed in cords, strands, tubules & glands, which were
separated by a cystic spaces, filled with pale eosinophilic material. Foci of glial tissue,
cartilage , bone, skeletal muscle and fatty tissue were recognized. In addition, scleral
extension of tumor, Homer-Wright like and Flexner-Wintersteiner like rosettes and
foci of necrosis were also present. The differentiation from retinoblastoma was
discussed.

Key Words: Malignant medulloepithelioma, eyeball, heteroplasia.

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Published

2003-01-01

How to Cite

Adhikari, R. C., Sainju, R., Sayami, G., Dali, S., Shrestha, H. G., Basnet, R. B., & Pandey, J. S. (2003). INTRAOCULAR MALIGNANT TERATOID MEDULLOEPITHELIOMA. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 41(142), 326–330. https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.762

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 142 (2002)

Section

Case Reports

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