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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.

Retinal astrocytic hamartoma

A glial tumor of the retinal nerve fiber layer arising from a retinal astrocyte.

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PMID (PMCID)
12784574	FEMALE	Infant
	[Solitary retinal astrocytic hamartoma simulating retinoblastoma].
	Hajji Z, Charif CM, Boulanouar A, Benchrifa F, Berraho A. Bull Soc Belge Ophtalmol. 2003;(287):19-23.
	Retinal astrocytic hamartoma and retinoblastoma may be very similar clinically and their differentiation in atypical cases can be difficult, even with the use of ultrasonography and computed tomography.
8643253	MALE	Infant
	Atypical retinal astrocytic hamartoma diagnosed by fine-needle biopsy.
	Shields JA, Shields CL, Ehya H, Buckley E, De Potter P. Ophthalmology. 1996;103(6):949-52.
	The differential diagnosis included retinal astrocytic hamartoma and retinoblastoma.
8643253	MALE	Infant
	Atypical retinal astrocytic hamartoma diagnosed by fine-needle biopsy.
	Shields JA, Shields CL, Ehya H, Buckley E, De Potter P. Ophthalmology. 1996;103(6):949-52.
	Retinal astrocytic hamartoma and retinoblastoma may be very similar clinically, and their differentiation in atypical cases can be difficult, even with the use of ancillary methods such as fluorescein angiography, ultrasonography, and computed tomography.