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Presentation of retinoblastoma in pregnancy

A 22-year-old female in her third trimester of pregnancy was referred to our department for sudden loss of vision with a painful blind eye. It was diagnosed as retinoblastoma clinically and radiologically. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis. This case is one of its kind...

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Autores principales: Nandedkar, Varsha S, Joshi, Anil R, Kabra, Namrata, Deshpande, Neha N
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2886255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20413927
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.62649
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Sumario:A 22-year-old female in her third trimester of pregnancy was referred to our department for sudden loss of vision with a painful blind eye. It was diagnosed as retinoblastoma clinically and radiologically. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis. This case is one of its kind because retinoblastoma occurring during pregnancy had not been reported in literature so far.