title: Solitary retinal astrocytoma.
abstract: A two-year-old female child presented with a left retinal mass in front of the optic disc and total serous retinal detachment. Enucleation was performed for suspected retinoblastoma. Histopathologically the tumour was composed of astrocytic giant cells with a few spindle-shaped astrocytes. Presence of multiple necrotic foci in the tumour resembling micro-abscesses and extension of tumour cells beyond lamina cribrosa were additional unusual features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthamology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*