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Clinical Case Notes
Author(s) -
A Wilson Graham,
Devaux Angele,
Aroichane Maryam
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
clinical and experimental ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 1442-6404
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2004.00767.x
Subject(s) - retinoblastoma , medicine , microphthalmia , enucleation , cryotherapy , calcification , retinoschisis , eye enucleation , coats' disease , eye disease , ophthalmology , radiology , surgery , retinal detachment , retinal , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
A 10‐month‐old boy, known to have the 13q deletion syndrome, presented with leukocoria in a microphthalmic right eye. He was found to have bilateral retinoblastoma requiring enucleation of the right eye and laser, cryotherapy and external beam radiation to the left eye. This case demonstrates that retinoblastoma may be present in a microphthalmic eye and that more than one imaging modality should be used in the evaluation of suspected retinoblastoma, as calcification may be absent on the computed tomography scan but present on B‐mode ultrasound. Children with a known 13q deletion require immediate and serial ophthalmological examinations.