A Case of Metastatic Retinoblastoma to the Bone Marrow.

Kim, Hyun Chan; Rho, Sae Heun

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1986;27(3):442-447.
Published online January 1, 2001.

A Case of Metastatic Retinoblastoma to the Bone Marrow.

Hyun Chan Kim, Sae Heun Rho

Department of Ophthalmology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje Medical College, Busan, Korea.

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노세현(Sae Hyun Rho),김현찬(Hyun Chan Kim)

Abstract

Retinoblastoma is a rare, congenital and malignant tumor that arises from the retina. It is one of the most common intraocular tumors occurring during childhood. Frequently it occurs monocularly and hereditarily, Early diagnosis and adequate treatment improves the survival. The prognosis is very unfavourable if the choroid is affected or the orbit or the central nervous system is invaded or if metastases ha ve occurred. The authors report a case of retinoblastoma in a three year old Korean girl metastasized to the bone marrow with severe anemia and thrombocytopenia.