Eye
Retina
Astrocytic tumor
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 February 2014
Last staff update: 18 December 2020
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PubMed Search: Astrocytic tumor retina
Cite this page: Pernick N. Astrocytic tumor. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/eyeretinaastrocytictumor.html. Accessed December 23rd, 2024.
Definition / general
- Associated with tuberous sclerosis (57%), neurofibromatosis (14%), or no syndrome (29%)
- Tuberous sclerosis patients usually have multiple, peripheral retinal tumors with giant astrocytes vs. disc based tumors in non tuberous sclerosis patients
- Usually benign and extremely rare in retina
- References: Arch Pathol Lab Med 1984;108:160
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Interlacing, spindle shaped astrocytes
