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.

Confusion

Lack of clarity and coherence of thought, perception, understanding, or action.


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PMID (PMCID)
17022167
FEMALE
Retinoblastoma in an eye with features of Coats' disease.
Shields CL, Uysal Y, Benevides R, Eagle RC Jr, Malloy B, Shields JA.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2006;43(5):313-5.
Diffuse infiltrative retinoblastoma can manifest features of Coats' disease and could lead to diagnostic confusion.
6605422
MIXED_SAMPLE Infant
Sclerosing endophthalmitis in children: computed tomography with histopathologic correlation.
Margo CE, Katz NN, Wertz FD, Dorwart RH.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1983;20(5):180-4.
Although retinoblastoma constitutes the major life-threatening cause of leukocoria in children, a number of other simulating conditions (pseudoglioma) can cause diagnostic confusion.