Linear nevus sebaceous syndrome presenting as circumscribed choroidal hemangioma

Ophthalmic Genet. 2018 Apr;39(2):278-281. doi: 10.1080/13816810.2017.1418390. Epub 2018 Jan 15.

Abstract

A 4-year-old female with a unilateral circumscribed choroidal hemangioma and secondary total exudative retinal detachment. A nasal skin scar-like lesion incised to confirm a histopathologic diagnosis of linear nevus sebaceous. Further imaging disclosed asymmetry of the lateral ventricle frontal horns, suggestive of the diagnosis of linear nevus sebaceous syndrome. The choroidal hemangioma was treated with I-125 episcleral brachytherapy (apical dose of 45 Gy). At 6 months post-radiation, the tumor showed regression with total resolution of exudative retinal detachment.

Keywords: I-125 plaque brachytherapy; amblyopia; choroidal hemangioma; exudative retinal detachment; linear nevus sebaceous syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brachytherapy
  • Child, Preschool
  • Choroid Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Choroid Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Female
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Hemangioma / diagnosis*
  • Hemangioma / radiotherapy
  • Humans
  • Iodine Radioisotopes / therapeutic use
  • Nevus, Sebaceous of Jadassohn / diagnosis*
  • Nevus, Sebaceous of Jadassohn / radiotherapy
  • Retinal Detachment / diagnosis
  • Retinal Detachment / physiopathology
  • Subretinal Fluid
  • Vision Disorders / diagnosis
  • Visual Acuity
  • Visual Fields

Substances

  • Iodine Radioisotopes