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RETINAL BLASTOMA [1 record]

Record 1 2004-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • The Eye
DEF

A malignant congenital hereditary blastoma composed of tumor cells arising from the retinoblasts, appearing in one or both eyes in children under 5 years of age, and usually diagnosed initially by a bright white or yellow pupillary reflex (leukokoria).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Oeil
DEF

Tumeur maligne primitive de la rétine, d'origine neuro-épithéliale, souvent faussement appelée gliome de la rétine [...] survenant chez le jeune enfant (moins de 6 ans), de caractère familial et héréditaire, quelquefois bilatérale et histologiquement monomorphe, très riche en cellules denses toutes semblables [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
  • Ojo
DEF

Cáncer ocular maligno poco frecuente que se origina en la retina y que normalmente se presenta en niños menores de 5 años.

OBS

En su variante hereditaria suele afectar a ambos ojos y hay riesgo de metástasis en forma de osteosarcoma.

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