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A particular clinical case of choroidal hemangioma in a 50-year-old male is reported. He was referred to us for an ocular trauma (contusion) in the left eye with a suspected chorio-retinal tumour in the posterior pole erroneously diagnosed as a subretinal hematoma. Fluorangiographic imaging and echo-graphic scanning revealed a cavernous choroidal hemangioma. This diagnosis was confirmed in the follow-up of the patient. We emphasize the primary role of echography in the diagnosis of choroidal tumours, especially in the case of cavernous choroidal hemangioma.
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Ferrari, L., Zanoni, A. (1997). Choroidal hemangioma in the posterior pole: management and follow-up in a clinical case. In: Cennamo, G., Rosa, N. (eds) Ultrasonography in Ophthalmology XV. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 61. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5802-2_12
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