Cavernous hemangioma of the retina. A four-generation pedigree with neurocutaneous manifestations and an example of bilateral retinal involvement

Arch Ophthalmol. 1979 Dec;97(12):2321-4. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1979.01020020537005.

Abstract

Cavernous hemangioma of the retina is an unusual vascular hamartoma whose coexistence with vascular anomalies of the skin and central nervous system has been recognized recently. A 39-year-old woman, who had an acute palsy of the right third cranial nerve, had a history of seizures, cutaneous vascular anomalies, and a cavernous hemangioma of the retina of the right eye. One of her daughters demonstrated bilateral retinal cavernous hemangiomas, and another daughter, who developed seizures when febrile, displayed cutaneous vascular anomalies. A four-generation pedigree showed a number of cutaneous vascular anomalies, seizures, and stroke-related deaths. The pedigree suggests further support for considering this disorder an authentic oculoneurocutaneous triad.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Capillaries
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / etiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Eye Neoplasms / complications
  • Eye Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Female
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / complications
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Oculomotor Nerve
  • Paralysis / etiology
  • Pedigree
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / etiology
  • Retina*
  • Seizures / etiology
  • Skin / blood supply