[Retinocytoma: report of five cases].
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.
Marback
Eduardo Ferrari
EF
Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil. marback@ufba.br
Sampaio
Milla Dias
MD
Oliveira
Ricardo Danilo Chagas
RD
Marback
Roberto Lorens
RL
D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult