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ArticleJournal of vitreoretinal diseases2026

Adenocarcinoma Arising from Unilateral Retinal Pigment Epithelium Dysgenesis.

Brendan K Tao, Andrew Mihalache, Filiberto Altomare, Zelia M Correa, Eduardo V Navajas

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Article in Journal of vitreoretinal diseases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Brendan K TaoDepartment of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7069-3162
Andrew MihalacheTemerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2692-0759
Filiberto AltomareDepartment of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Zelia M CorreaBascom Palmer Eye Institute and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, FL, USA.
Eduardo V NavajasDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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Abstract

Purpose: To describe the clinical evolution of adenocarcinoma arising from unilateral retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) dysgenesis. Methods: A single case was reviewed. Results: A young patient with no relevant family history was referred for evaluation of a fundus lesion of the left eye that had progressed after 5 years of stability. Examination and multimodal imaging revealed a smooth, dome-shaped, amelanotic mass in the posterior pole with overlying vascular distortion and internal calcification. Due to the poor visual prognosis, diagnostic enucleation was performed. Histopathologic analysis revealed a well-differentiated epithelial tumor arising from the RPE. Immunohistochemistry was positive for vimentin and neuron-specific enolase and weakly positive for HMB-45 and MART-1, while electron microscopy demonstrated intercellular basal lamina and desmosome-like junctions, confirming RPE differentiation. Conclusions: This case illustrates confirmed adenocarcinoma arising from unilateral RPE dysgenesis and supports the role of surveillance for some RPE lesions in which malignant transformation may occur as a rare event.

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adenocarcinomadysgenesisoncologypathologyretinal pigment epithelium

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