Presentation of retinoblastoma in pregnancy

A 22-year-old female in her third trimester of pregnancy was referred to our department for sudden loss of vision with a painful blind eye. It was diagnosed as retinoblastoma clinically and radiologically. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis. This case is one of its kind...

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Published inIndian journal of ophthalmology Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 229 - 232
Main Authors Nandedkar, Varsha S, Joshi, Anil R, Kabra, Namrata, Deshpande, Neha N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.05.2010
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Brief Communications
Case studies
Chemoreduction
Chemotherapy
Diagnosis
enucleation
Female
flexner-wintersteiner rosettes
Health aspects
Hemorrhage
Histology, Pathological
homer-wright rosettes
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic - diagnosis
Retinal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Retinoblastoma
Retinoblastoma - diagnosis
Tumors
Young Adult
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Summary:A 22-year-old female in her third trimester of pregnancy was referred to our department for sudden loss of vision with a painful blind eye. It was diagnosed as retinoblastoma clinically and radiologically. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis. This case is one of its kind because retinoblastoma occurring during pregnancy had not been reported in literature so far.
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ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689
DOI:10.4103/0301-4738.62649