Congenital simple hamartoma of the retinal pigment epithelium: a case report

• Main Authors: Mariana Rossi Thorell, Vinicius Ferreira Kniggendorf, Luis Augusto Arana, Alexandre Achille Grandinetti
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2014-04-01
• Series: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
• Subjects: Hamartoma; Epitélio pigmentado da retina; Doenças retinianas; Anormalidades congênitas; Tomografia de coerência óptica; Relato de caso
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492014000200114&lng=en&tlng=en

We report the case of a 56-year-old woman who presented for a routine ophthalmological examination without visual symptoms and had a unilateral black retinal lesion that was detected by clinical examination. Fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography findings were compatible with a congenital simple hamartoma of the retinal pigment epithelium. It is very important to detect this tumor and differentiate it from other pigmented fundus lesions that can compromise visual function or result in systemic conditions such as those caused by malignant tumors.