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| HISTOPATHOLOGY OF EXCISED CNV |
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| Histologically, the excised CNV disclosed a specimen consisting of a vascular component and a collagenous scar (Figure 3A). Hyperplastic RPE lined the surface of the scar, and probable RPE was present in the interior of the scar. Electron microscopy showed discontinuous basement membrane lining the surface of the scar (Figure 3B). | |
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| The vascular component of the CNV contained well-defined vascular channels centrally (Figure 3C) and was surrounded by RPE (Figure 3A). | ||||
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| Clumps of hyperplastic RPE, basement membrane (Figures 3D and E), and widely spaced collagen (Figure 3E) were also present. Neither the collagenous components of Bruch’s membrane nor the choriocapillaris were noted in the specimen. | |
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