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  • Title: [Combined choroidal biopsy and cytology for diagnosis of intraocular tumour].
    Author: Sala-Puigdollers A, Rodríguez-de la Rúa E, Saornil MA, García-Álvarez C, García-Lagarto E, Ovelar Arribas Y.
    Journal: Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol; 2013 Sep; 88(9):365-8. PubMed ID: 23988045.
    Abstract:
    CLINICAL CASE: No intraocular biopsy technique is free of risk and all have the possibility of giving false negatives due to the difficulty in obtaining a sufficient sample. A modified chorioretinal biopsy was performed on a patient with suspected choroidal melanoma after negative biopsy with 25G vitrectomy. In addition to removing a solid fragment of tumor material using bimanual surgery, material from the lesion was obtained with the vitreotome to perform cytology, which confirmed the diagnosis of melanoma. DISCUSSION: Cytology obtained through the vitreotome in association with removing a solid sample of the choroidal lesion may improve the efficiency of intraocular biopsy.
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