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. 1997 Jul;81(7):608. doi: 10.1136/bjo.81.7.608d

Cavernous haemangioma of the iris in a leprosy patient

G EBENEZER, E DANIEL, C JOB
PMCID: PMC1722267  PMID: 9290383

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Figure 1  .

Figure 1  

Photomicrograph showing iris tissue with blood channels lined by endothelium. (Haematoxylin and eosin, magnification × 245.)    

Figure 2  .

Figure 2  

Higher power photomicrograph showing cavernous spaces lined by endothelium and containing blood. (Haematoxylin and eosin, magnification × 650.)

Figure 3  .

Figure 3  

Photomicrograph showing thin walled cavernous blood vessels between the smooth muscle fibres of the iris. (Haematoxylin and eosin, magnification × 325.)


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