A case of secondary hypernephroma of the iris and ciliary body / Burton Chance.

  • Chance, Burton Kollock, 1868-1965.
Date:
1907
Catalogue details

Licence: In copyright

Credit: A case of secondary hypernephroma of the iris and ciliary body / Burton Chance. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

    2/16 (page 2)
    equaled 6/6, of the left 6/30, Snellen. The iris contracted when a solution of atropin was instilled, and the pupil was broken by the projection of the mass into the pupillary space. The tumor appeared to rise from the radiating muscular fibers. There was but slight protrusion backward, the base therefore was buried in the pigment layers of the iris; the anterior surface was flattened against the endothelial mem- brane of the cornea. It was globular in outline though some- what nodular in conformation and was attached to the iris by Fig. 1.—Section of iris tumor. Secondary hypernephroma. a short broad pedicle. It resembled the small granulomata frequently seen in the conjunctiva at the apex of the socket remaining after an enucleation. The tumor was highly vascular, the fine loops giving a pink stippling to the grayish- yellow color of the denser portions. The lens was clear; the vitreous had begun to disorganize, for there were large float- ing masses in it, while more deeply situated was the sem- blance of “brick dust” deposit. The optic disk was round; its upper border whole, while about the lower was a wide, sharply- cut conus.