Bilateral retinoblastoma presenting as metastases to forearm bones four years after the initial treatment

Osseous metastases from retinoblastoma, the most common ocular malignant neoplasm of childhood, are reported most commonly in the skull and long bones. However, metastases to forearm bones are very rare. Here we present a case of bilateral retinoblastoma with metastases to right forearm bones four y...

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Autores principales: Kuruva, Manohar, Mittal, Bhagwant Rai, Kashyap, Raghava, Bhattacharya, Anish, Marwaha, Ram Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3237215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22174523
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-3919.90268
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Sumario:Osseous metastases from retinoblastoma, the most common ocular malignant neoplasm of childhood, are reported most commonly in the skull and long bones. However, metastases to forearm bones are very rare. Here we present a case of bilateral retinoblastoma with metastases to right forearm bones four years after the initial treatment.

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