Orbital retinoblastoma: case report

We describe the case of a 9-month old boy with unilateral retinoblastoma and bulftalmo. Primary enucleation was the treatment of choice due to the lack of visual prognosis. The histology of the enucleated eye showed massive choroidal invasion by the tumor and the optic nerve free of neoplastic tissu...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Darahem Mabtum, Maria Teresa Brizzi Chizzotti Bonanomi, Patricia Picciarelli de Lima, Maria Tereza Assis de Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2013-08-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492013000400013&lng=en&tlng=en