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A rare case of adult onset retinoblastoma.

Department of Vitreoretina Services, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati - 781 028, Assam, India.
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 01/2011; 4(1):25-7. DOI:10.4103/0974-620X.77659 pp.25-7
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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.

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Keywords

29-year-old female
 
adult onset retinoblastoma
 
adults 20 years
 
enucleation
 
older
 
silicone ball implantation
 
ultrasonography
 
unknown etiology
 
vitreous seeds
 
white mass lesion