late presentation of retinoblastoma: a case report

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احمدعلی فردوسی

aa ferdosi ophthalmic research center, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, iranدانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهید بهشتی آزاده دوزنده

a doozandeh

چکیده

purpose: to introduce a case of neglected advanced retinoblastoma. case report: a 6 year old girl presented with a large orbital mass enlarging over her cheek on the right side. she underwent exenteration and histopathologic evaluation. a diagnosis of retinoblastoma was made with free margins. this case presents a rare form of retinoblastoma with extensive local progression but no metastasis or cns involvement. conclusion: although most of the retinoblastoma cases are diagnosed before the age of 3 years, there are neglected cases who present at advanced stages.

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