Multimodal imaging of a sporadic retinal astrocytic hamartoma simulating retinoblastoma in a newborn

Abstract: Objective: To report a sporadic astrocytic hamartoma simulating retinoblastoma in a newborn.Methods: Clinical data was reviewed retrospectively.Results: A 3-month-old baby with a history of perinatal asphyxia was referred to our ocular oncology clinic with suspected retinoblastoma in the left eye. Dilated fundoscopy revealed a solitary tumor covering the optic disc at the left eye. The whitish-yellow lesion was well-defined, opaque, and minimally calcified. High internal reflectivity and posterior shadowing due to the intralesional calcification, and intratumoral cystic spaces were observed in B-scan ultrasound imaging. Optical coherence tomography imaging showed an intraretinal tumor with cystic spaces and posterior shadowing. The tumor was diagnosed as an astrocytic hamartoma. The systemic evaluation was negative for phacomatoses. The lesion has been observed with multimodal imaging for six years without significant changes.Conclusions: Retinal astrocytic hamartomas are beni...

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Multimodal imaging of a sporadic retinal astrocytic hamartoma simulating retinoblastoma in a newborn ; volume:12 ; day:20 ; month:05 ; year:2022 ; GMS ophthalmology cases ; 12 (20.05.2022)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Medizin, Gesundheit

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Batu, Oto Bilge ; Yilmaz, Çebi Aslihan ; Kiliçarslan, Oguzhan ; Sarici, Ahmet Murat

Further information

• DOI: 10.3205/oc000198
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0183-oc0001988
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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