Papillary adenocarcinoma of the ciliary body simulating retinoblastoma.

PURPOSE: To report a 2 1/2-year-old boy who had papillary adenocarcinoma of the ciliary body that simulated retinoblastoma.

METHOD: Initially treated for congenital glaucoma, the patient was referred with a white mass involving the iris, chamber angle, and ciliary body.

RESULTS

Enucleation of the right eye, which was initially diagnosed as retinoblastoma, showed a papillary adenocarcinoma of the ciliary body epithelium involving the posterior chamber, iris, anterior chamber, and trabeculum.

CONCLUSION

Adenocarcinoma of the ciliary body must be included in the differential diagnosis of tumors originating from the ciliary body in young children.