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A rare case of adult onset retinoblastoma

Authors :
Sunil Kumar Singh
Dipankar Das
Harsha Bhattacharjee
Jyotirmay Biswas
Ganesh Kuri
Kasturi Bhattacharjee
Hemlata Deka
Akshay Chandra Deka
Source :
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 25-27 (2011)
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011.

Abstract

Retinoblastoma usually manifests before five years of age. Retinoblastoma in an adult is extremely rare. Twenty-three cases of retinoblastoma in adults 20 years or older have been reported in world literature. We report a case of adult onset retinoblastoma in a 29-year-old female. Our patient had unilateral endophytic retinoblastoma with vitreous seeds and calcification on ultrasonography. She underwent enucleation with silicone ball implantation and the diagnosis was confirmed histopathologically. The diagnosis of retinoblastoma should be kept in mind in cases presenting with a white mass lesion of unknown etiology, in the fundus of an adult.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0974620X
Volume :
4
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.5956168145e64c048170d5f445d09534
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620X.77659