PAPILLARY ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE CILIARY BODY SIMULATING RETINOBLASTOMA

PURPOSE: To report a 2 1/2-year-old boy who had papillary adenocarcino ma of the ciliary body that simulated retinoblastoma. METHOD: Initiall y treated for congenital glaucoma, the patient was referred with a whi te mass involving the iris, chamber angle, and ciliary body. RESULTS: Enucleation of the right eye, which was initially diagnosed as retinob lastoma, showed a papillary adenocarcinoma of the ciliary body epithel ium involving the posterior chamber, iris, anterior chamber, and trabe culum. CONCLUSION: Adenocarcinoma of the ciliary body must be included in the differential diagnosis of tumors originating from the ciliary body in young children.