Retinoblastoma

A rare eye tumor disease representing the most common intraocular malignancy in children. It is a life threatening neoplasia but is potentially curable and it can be hereditary or non hereditary, unilateral or bilateral.

Leukocoria

An abnormal white reflection from the pupil rather than the usual black reflection.


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PMID (PMCID)
30233756
(6140411)
 OTHER
Asymptomatic endophthalmitis following strabismus correction in a pediatric patient.
Pfeifer CM, Yazdani RM.
Radiol Case Rep. 2018;13(6):1185-1187.
Leukocoria was observed 15 days after surgery, but the child did not exhibit symptoms of infection, and the ordering clinician requested an MRI of the brain and orbits to assess the possibility of retinoblastoma.
26756523
 MALE Infant
INTRAARTERIAL CHEMOTHERAPY FOR RETINOBLASTOMA IN A 2-MONTH-OLD INFANT.
Magan T, Khoo CT, Jabbour PM, Shields CL.
Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2017;11(1):24-26.
A 2-month-old infant presented with leukocoria and was subsequently diagnosed with an exophytic Group D retinoblastoma in the right eye.
28932485
(5603187)
 OTHER
Incontinentia pigmenti in a child with suspected retinoblastoma.
Weiss SJ, Srinivasan A, Klufas MA, Shields CL.
Int J Retina Vitreous. 2017;3:34.
These findings can resemble retinoblastoma, especially when vitreoretinal fibrosis produces leukocoria.
28932485
(5603187)
 OTHER
Incontinentia pigmenti in a child with suspected retinoblastoma.
Weiss SJ, Srinivasan A, Klufas MA, Shields CL.
Int J Retina Vitreous. 2017;3:34.
A 2-month-old girl born full-term presented with leukocoria, suspicious for retinoblastoma.
26573940
 MALE Infant
[White pupil in an infant].
Hansen MS, Ostri C.
Ugeskr Laeger. 2015;177(45):V06150519.
In a child, leukocoria may be a sign of serious and even life-threatening eye disease (retinoblastoma), but the most common cause is congenital cataract.
24761068
(3996766)
 OTHER
Rare case of trilateral retinoblastoma with spinal canal drop metastasis detected with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positronemission tomography/computed tomography imaging.
Kamaleshwaran KK, Shibu DK, Mohanan V, Shinto AS.
Indian J Nucl Med. 2014;29(2):115-6.
We report 10-year-old boy presented with a right eye proptosis and leukocoria, and the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed right orbital mass lesion infiltrating optic nerve and diagnosis of retinoblastoma was made.
23328009
 MALE Infant
[A boy with leukocoria].
Lahrouchi N, Bosscha MI, Moll AC.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2013;157(3):A5003.
A 1.5-year-old boy was referred to the Dutch Retinoblastoma Center with leukocoria, a white pupillary reflex.
23328009
 MALE Infant
[A boy with leukocoria].
Lahrouchi N, Bosscha MI, Moll AC.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2013;157(3):A5003.
Leukocoria is a cardinal sign of retinoblastoma.
22372757
 MALE Infant
Asymmetry of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy.
Shukla SY, Kaliki S, Shields CL.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2012;49 Online:e5-8.
A 2-month-old male infant presented with unilateral leukocoria suspected to be retinoblastoma.
22158277
 MALE
A child with leukocoria.
Damasco VC, Dire DJ.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011;27(12):1170-4.
We report a case of a 3-year-old boy who presents with leukocoria found to be caused by a retinoblastoma and discuss the differential diagnosis of this uncommon presentation to the pediatric emergency department.
21985230
 MALE
Leukocoria and vitreous hemorrhage as the initial manifestation of sickle retinopathy in a 3-year, 6-month-old child with sickle trait (AS).
Barry GP, Shields CL, Binenbaum G.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2011;48 Online:e58-60.
Leukocoria generally raises warnings for retinoblastoma, but can also reflect chronic vitreous hemorrhage.
21985230
 MALE
Leukocoria and vitreous hemorrhage as the initial manifestation of sickle retinopathy in a 3-year, 6-month-old child with sickle trait (AS).
Barry GP, Shields CL, Binenbaum G.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2011;48 Online:e58-60.
A 3-year, 6-month-old boy presented with leukocoria in the left eye, left esotropia, and dense free-floating white vitreous cells obscuring the fundus, suspicious for endophytic retinoblastoma.
21969288
 FEMALE
Retinoblastoma in a child after normal autorefraction and traditional vision screening.
Estopinal CB, Donahue SP, Gitschlag GN.
Pediatrics. 2011;128(5):e1285-8.
Here we report the case of a 2-year-old child who presented to her pediatrician with a 2-week history of left-sided leukocoria caused by retinoblastoma.
21158372
 MALE Infant
Unilateral retinal dysplasia clinically mimicking retinoblastoma.
Biswas S, Paul PC, Chakraborty J, Chakrabarti S.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2010;47 Online:e1-3.
Clinically, the lesion presents with leukocoria and mimics a retinoblastoma.
17682579
 FEMALE
Chromosome 13q deletion with Cornelia de Lange syndrome phenotype.
Ngo CT, Alhady M, Tan AK, Norlasiah IS, Ong GB, Chua CN.
Med J Malaysia. 2007;62(1):74-5.
The leukocoria was found to be caused by a large retinoblastoma and the right eye was enucleated.
11992879
 FEMALE
Retinoblastoma metastatic to the ovary in a patient with Waardenburg syndrome.
Moshfeghi DM, Wilson MW, Haik BG, Hill DA, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Pratt CB.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2002;133(5):716-8.
Unilateral retinoblastoma was diagnosed in a 3-year-old girl with Waardenburg syndrome and leukocoria in the right eye.
11124314
 FEMALE Child
Tubercular endophthalmitis simulating retinoblastoma.
Raina UK, Tuli D, Arora R, Mehta DK, Taneja M.
Am J Ophthalmol. 2000;130(6):843-5.
This case illustrates that tubercular endophthalmitis with leukocoria and a vitreous mass containing focal calcification may simulate retinoblastoma.
10450848
 MALE Child
Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous: MRI.
Kuker W, Ramaekers V.
Neuroradiology. 1999;41(7):520-2.
We report the MRI features of PHPV of the dorsal type to facilitate differential diagnosis from other causes of leukocoria, namely retinoblastoma, which may have major therapeutic consequences.
9400795
 FEMALE
Melanogenic neuroectodermal tumor of the retina (primary malignant melanoma of the retina).
Freitag SK, Eagle RC Jr, Shields JA, Duker JS, Font RL.
Arch Ophthalmol. 1997;115(12):1581-4.
A 35-month-old girl with leukocoria was clinically diagnosed with unilateral sporadic retinoblastoma.
9392769
 MALE
Coats' disease.
Servodidio CA, Abramson DH.
Insight. 1996;21(4):112-3.
A 3-year-old boy had leukocoria in his right eye that could have been confused for retinoblastoma because leukocoria is the most common presenting sign of retinoblastoma.