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vasoproliferative tumor of retina

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Vasoproliferative tumor of the retina is a rare, benign, retinal vascular disease characterized by solitary or multiple, unilateral or bilateral, intra-retinal tumor(s), usually located in the peripheral infero-temporal quadrant, and often associated with sub- and intraretinal exudates, epiretinal membranes, exudative retinal detachment and cystoid macular edema, as well as, occasionally, retinal and vitreous hemorrhage. Patients may present with visual loss, floaters, and/or photopsia. Association with various conditions, such as retinitis pigmentosa, congenital retinal toxoplasmosis, retinopathy of prematurity, or coloboma, has been reported. [ Orphanet:353356 ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • Orphanet:353356 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • UMLS:CN204546 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
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ordo_disease

abbreviation
VPTR [ Orphanet:353356 ]

definition

Vasoproliferative tumor of the retina is a rare, benign, retinal vascular disease characterized by solitary or multiple, unilateral or bilateral, intra-retinal tumor(s), usually located in the peripheral infero-temporal quadrant, and often associated with sub- and intraretinal exudates, epiretinal membranes, exudative retinal detachment and cystoid macular edema, as well as, occasionally, retinal and vitreous hemorrhage. Patients may present with visual loss, floaters, and/or photopsia. Association with various conditions, such as retinitis pigmentosa, congenital retinal toxoplasmosis, retinopathy of prematurity, or coloboma, has been reported.

exactMatch

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Orphanet_353356, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/CN204546

has exact synonym

VPTR, retinal vasoproliferative tumor, vasoproliferative tumor of ocular fundus, vasoproliferative tumor of the ocular fundus

has related synonym

vasoproliferative tumor of the retina

id

MONDO:0018148

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