Retinocitoma: relato de cinco casos / Retinocytoma: report of five cases
Arq. bras. oftalmol
;
72(5): 719-722, set.-out. 2009. ilus, tab
Article
in Portuguese
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| ID: lil-534200
RESUMO
Relatamos cinco casos de retinocitoma diagnósticados em um período de 75 meses. A média de idade ao diagnóstico foi de 193,2 meses. Dois casos apresentavam tumor unilateral, um bilateral e dois exibiam retinoblastoma no olho contralateral. As características clínicas e oftalmoscópicas, as implicações genéticas e a necessidade de tratamento e acompanhamento contínuo dos pacientes com retinocitoma são discutidas.
ABSTRACT
Five retinocytoma cases diagnosed over 75 months are reported. The mean age at diagnosis was 193.2 months. Two cases were unilateral, one was bilateral and two exhibited retinoblastoma in the fellow eye. Clinical and ophthalmoscopic aspects, genetical implications and the need of treatment and continuous follow-up of retinocytoma patients are discussed.
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Main subject:
Retinoblastoma
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Retinal Neoplasms
Limits:
Adult
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Arq. bras. oftalmol
Journal subject:
Ophthalmology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
UFBA/BR
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Universidade Federal da Bahia/BR
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