Open AccessDiffuse infiltrating retinoblastoma: A diagnostic conundrum
Author(s) -
Aditi Mehta,
Dipankar Das,
Kasturi Bhattacharjee,
Manabjyoti Barman,
Ganesh Chandra Kuri,
Hemlata Deka,
Harsha Bhattacharjee,
Nilutparna Deori,
Vatsalya Venkatraman,
Apurba Deka
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ip international journal of ocular oncology and oculoplasty/ip international journal of ocular oncology and oculoplasty
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2581-5016
pISSN - 2581-5024
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijooo.2021.040
Subject(s) - histopathology , medicine , coats' disease , retinoblastoma , enucleation , family history , pathology , uveitis , ophthalmology , radiology , retinal , surgery , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Diffuse infiltrating retinoblastoma (DIR) is characterized by absence of intraocular mass, lack of calcification. It may mimic inflammatory uveitis or exudative retinopathy. An eight-years-old boy presented with progressive loss of vision in left eye. Clinical evaluation revealed neovascular glaucoma with a yellow–gray fundal glow, exudative retinal detachment, subretinal exudation and telangiectatic vessels. The presentation was consistent with exudative retinopathy (Coat’s disease) but for the presence of a family history of retinoblastoma in the younger sibling. Despite the absence of an intraocular mass or calcification on multimodal imaging, the enucleation was done on the basis of clinical suspicion of retinoblastoma. Histopathology confirmed a diagnosis of DIR. : DIR can pose a diagnostic challenge due to its non-characteristic clinical and imaging features and atypical presentation. A high index of suspicion along with a positive family history was key to diagnosis in our case; histopathology was confirmatory.