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20 February 2025 : Case report  China

Vision-Threatening Complications of Juxtapapillary Retinal Capillary Hemangioma: A Case of Retinal Artery Occlusion

Challenging differential diagnosis, Management of emergency care, Rare disease

Jingnan Han ABCDEF 1, Siyu Wang ABCDEF 1, Yuedong Hu ABCDE 1*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946514

Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946514

Figure 1. (A) Fundoscopy images of the left eye at admission showing trace vitreous opacity and a red, well-circumscribed, elevated mass about 1 disc diameter in size on the inferior part of the disc with a small amount of surrounding intraretinal hemorrhage and overlying dilated and tortuous blood vessels, indicated by white circle. (B) B-scan ultrasound shows scattered points in the vitreous body of the left eye and hyperechoic protuberance on the optic disc surface, indicated by green arrow. (C) Fluorescein angiogram shows filling of the tumor during the arterial phase with late diffuse leakage. In the early phase, the infratemporal retinal artery straddles the tumor and wraps around the infratemporal retinal vein.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923