Eye
Uvea (iris, choroid and ciliary body), limbus and sclera
Ciliary body adenoma
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 February 2014
Last staff update: 22 December 2020
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PubMed Search: Fuchs adenoma
Cite this page: Pernick N. Ciliary body adenoma. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/eyeuveafuchsadenoma.html. Accessed September 21st, 2023.
Definition / general
- Also called benign ciliary epithelioma, coronal adenoma
- Benign tumor of ciliary body
- Usually incidental finding in enucleated eye or at autopsy
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Interlacing trabeculae of uniform, nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells, surrounded by amorphous and PAS+ hyaline material
