A rare case of adult onset retinoblastoma

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 un...

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Published in:Oman journal of ophthalmology 2011-01, Vol.4 (1), p.25-27
Main Authors: Singh, Sunil Kumar, Das, Dipankar, Bhattacharjee, Harsha, Biswas, Jyotirmay, Kuri, Ganesh, Bhattacharjee, Kasturi, Deka, Hemlata, Deka, Akshay Chandra
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Eyes & eyesight
Head & neck cancer
Implants, Artificial
Medical diagnosis
Prosthesis
Retinoblastoma
retinocytoma
ultrasonography
Ultrasound imaging
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0974-620X
0974-7842
DOI:10.4103/0974-620X.77659