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Retinal pigment epithelium lesions – clinical characteristics and differential diagnosis
1
Ophthalmological Department of Jagiellonian University, Collegium Medicum
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Ophthalmology and Ocular Oncology Clinic, University Hospital, Krakow
Publication date: 2026-05-25
Ophthalmology 2026;29(1):30-32
KEYWORDS
congenital hypertrophy of retinal pigment epitheliumcombined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)melanocytoma
ABSTRACT
Pigmented fundus lesions may represent a benign or malignant process. They can be congenital, acquired, or the result of an infectious or inflammatory process affecting the retinal pigment epithelium. This article describes examples of pigment epithelial tumours and pseudotumours, and differential diagnosis, by reviewing the literature and cases on file in the Ophthalmology and Ocular Oncology Clinic, University Hospital, Krakow.
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