Malignant teratoid medulloepithelioma: clinical-echographic-histopathologic correlation.
Medulloepithelioma is a rare congenital intraocular neoplasm. The authors describe a case involving a 6-year-old girl who presented with leukocoria and an inflamed red eye. The important clinical and histopathologic features of this condition are reviewed in correlation with echographic findings.
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Ophthalmology Division, Department of Surgery, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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D002648:Child; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D018302:Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D014792:Visual Acuity