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.

Iris neovascularization

New growth of vessels on the surface of the iris.


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PMID (PMCID)
21162463
FEMALE
Resolution of iris neovascularization following chemoreduction of retinoblastoma.
Patel J, Turaka K, Shields CL.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2010;47 Online:e1-3.
A 30-month-old girl was diagnosed as having group B retinoblastoma in the right eye and group E retinoblastoma and iris neovascularization with an intraocular pressure of 13 mm Hg in the left eye.
21162463
FEMALE
Resolution of iris neovascularization following chemoreduction of retinoblastoma.
Patel J, Turaka K, Shields CL.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2010;47 Online:e1-3.
Resolution of iris neovascularization following chemoreduction of retinoblastoma.
21162463
FEMALE
Resolution of iris neovascularization following chemoreduction of retinoblastoma.
Patel J, Turaka K, Shields CL.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2010;47 Online:e1-3.
A 30-month-old girl was diagnosed as having group B retinoblastoma in the right eye and group E retinoblastoma and iris neovascularization with an intraocular pressure of 13 mm Hg in the left eye.
21162463
FEMALE
Resolution of iris neovascularization following chemoreduction of retinoblastoma.
Patel J, Turaka K, Shields CL.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2010;47 Online:e1-3.
At 1 month of follow-up, there was dramatic regression of the retinoblastoma in the left eye and complete resolution of the iris neovascularization, which remained stable at 3 months of follow-up.
16352492
MALE Infant
Glaucoma in retinoblastoma.
de Leon JM, Walton DS, Latina MA, Mercado GV.
Semin Ophthalmol. 2005;20(4):217-22.
The most common cause of secondary glaucoma in retinoblastoma is iris neovascularization (NVI) followed by pupillary block and tumor seeding of the anterior chamber.