Retinoblastoma in adults: a case report and literature review

To report a case of adult retinoblastoma with a wrong diagnosis of melanoma. Herein, we present an adult retinoblastoma case who was misdiagnosed as melanoma in fine-needle aspiration biopsy with intravitreal hemorrhage and later neovascular glaucoma after biopsy. The diagnosis of retinoblastoma was...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of ophthalmic & vision research 2014-07, Vol.9 (3), p.388-391
Hauptverfasser: Sharifzadeh, Mehdi, Ghassemi, Fariba, Amoli, Fahimeh Asadi, Rahmanikhah, Elham, Tabatabaie, Seid Zia
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Zusammenfassung:To report a case of adult retinoblastoma with a wrong diagnosis of melanoma. Herein, we present an adult retinoblastoma case who was misdiagnosed as melanoma in fine-needle aspiration biopsy with intravitreal hemorrhage and later neovascular glaucoma after biopsy. The diagnosis of retinoblastoma was confirmed after enucleation. Retinoblastoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of an intraocular mass in adults, especially when media haziness precludes adequate ophthalmoscopic visualization.
ISSN:2008-2010
2008-322X
2008-322X
DOI:10.4103/2008-322X.143382