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Solitary retinal astrocytoma
Author(s) -
Sharma Ashok,
Gupta Amod
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1991.tb02006.x
Subject(s) - enucleation , retinal , retinoblastoma , pathology , retinal detachment , anatomy , medicine , retina , serous fluid , ophthalmology , biology , surgery , neuroscience , biochemistry , gene
A two‐year‐old female child presented with a left retinal mass in front of the optic disc and total serous retinal detachment. Enucleation was performed for suspected retinoblastoma. Histopathologically the tumour was composed of astrocytic giant cells with a few spindle‐shaped astrocytes. Presence of multiple necrotic foci in the tumour resembling micro‐abscesses and extension of tumour cells beyond lamina cribrosa were additional unusual features.