ABSTRACT
Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular neoplasm of children. Retinoblastomas can present at birth but are usually diagnosed between 1 and 2 years of age, with heritable cases arising in younger infants. This is a retrospective study conducted at a Tertiary care centre, RAJENDRA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, RANCHI from May, 2018 to April 2019. 4 cases with histopathological diagnosis of retinoblastoma were included in the study. The age of the patients of these 4 cases were 20months, 24months, 31months and 68months. The mean age being 35.75months and median age being 22months. 3 out of 4 cases were male patients. Optic nerve as involved in 2 of the cases. It is important that attention be given to the details of the histopathological report in Retinoblastoma, particularly optic nerve invasion, corneal involvement, anterior and posterior chamber involvement to determine post-enucleation therapy and prognosis.
ABSTRACT
Epidermal cysts are common skin lesions, but they occur rarely in the oral cavity. Very few cases have been reported in the literature, and, here we present one such rare case of epidermal cyst of the base of the tongue in a 24 year male patient. The patient presented with the complain of swelling below the tongue which was gradually increasing in size for the past one and half year with difficulty in speech, mastication and closure of mouth. Intraoral examination revealed presence of large solitary swelling in the sublingual region more towards the right side. It was non-tender, fluctuant soft and fixed to the underlying mucosa having no secondary changes. Aspiration cytology was performed which was consistent with the diagnosis of Epidermal cyst.