Intraocular medulloepithelioma – A review of clinical features, DICER 1 mutation, and management

Intraocular medulloepithelioma – A review of clinical features, DICER 1 mutation, and management

Intraocular medulloepithelioma is a nonhereditary neoplasm of childhood arising from primitive medullary epithelium. It most often involves the ciliary body. Most patients present between 2 and 10 years of age with loss of vision, pain, leucocoria, or conjunctival congestion. The mass appears as a g...

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Main Authors: Sameeksha H Tadepalli, Carol L Shields, Jerry A Shields, Santosh G Honavar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Ciliary epithelium
ciliary body
diktyoma
medulloepithelioma
non-teratoid
teratoid
tumor
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2019;volume=67;issue=6;spage=755;epage=762;aulast=Tadepalli

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