A rare case of retinocytoma occurring in a 12-year-old child.
A 12-year-old girl with a translucent, partially calcified retinal mass in the posterior pole surrounded by a rim of pigment epithelial changes and chorioretinal atrophy was diagnosed as having retinocytoma. The patient received a single treatment of transpupillary thermotherapy at the slit lamp to prevent malignant transformation. The dimensions of the lesion and the visual acuity remained unchanged at 3.5 years of follow-up with no further treatment. Retinocytoma is a benign retinal tumor that carries the same genetic implications as retinoblastoma. Regular follow-up is necessary because the tumor can demonstrate malignant transformation.
Yaman
Aylin
A
Department of Ophthalmology, 9 Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
Gündüz
Kaan
K
Saatci
Osman
O
Koçak
Nilüfer
N
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014792:Visual Acuity