title: [Medullo-epithelioma: presentation of 3 cases].
abstract: Three cases of medullo-epithelioma are reported from a study of almost 350 cases of retinoblastomas or pseudo-retinoblastomas. The cases concern one female and two male children of 1,5, 2,5 and 6 years of age respectively at the time of diagnosis. Suspected of carrying retinoblastoma, two of the children were enucleated. Histological examination revealed the presence of a benign medullo-epithelioma in one case and a malignant condition in the other. The third case was treated by brachytherapy which led to total destruction of the tumor. A new iridian focus opposite the original tumor appeared one year later and was in turn destroyed by cobalt applicator.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Ophtalmologique Universitaire de Lausanne, Hôpital Jules Gonin.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balmer
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Munier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uffer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zografos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gailloud
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007498:Iris / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D018302:Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Médullo-épithéliomes: Présentation de 3 cas.