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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2020; 41(06): 923-925
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_385_20
Case Report with Review of Literature

Diffuse Anterior Retinoblastoma Masquerading as Complicated Cataract - A Case Report

Prashant Chhabra
Advanced Pediatric Centre, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Sabia Handa
Department of Ophthalmology, Advanced Eye Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Manpreet Singh
Department of Ophthalmology, Advanced Eye Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Monika Balyan
Department of Ophthalmology, Advanced Eye Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Nitin Kumar
Department of Ophthalmology, Advanced Eye Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Manish Rohilla
Department of Cytopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Kirti Gupta
Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Amita Trehan
Advanced Pediatric Centre, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Abstract

Diffuse anterior retinoblastoma (Rb) is a rare variant of this tumor which may involve the anterior chamber of the eye without any detectable mass in the posterior segment. The initial presentation of this tumor as anterior segment pathology may lead to misdiagnosis and erroneous management eventually delaying the definitive therapy. We describe an 8-year-old child presenting with complicated cataract who underwent lens aspiration and later found to have diffuse anterior Rb.

Keywords

Anterior retinoblastoma - cataract - diffuse retinoblastoma - retinoblastoma - uveitis


Publication History

Received: 10 August 2020

Accepted: 02 October 2020

Article published online:
14 May 2021

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