Spontaneous Regression Of Bilateral Retinoblastoma
British Journal of Ophthalmology 66(11): 1982; 685-690
View Original Source →Abstract
A 24-year-old black man was found to have bilateral, spontaneously regressed retinoblastoma that had previously been misdiagnosed as post-traumatic chorioretinal scarring. His son and halfbrother both had bilateral viable retinoblastoma. The ophthalmoscopic and fluorescein angiographic features of this patient’s fundus lesions included a calcified, whitish mass located centrally in one of the scars and a fine residual vascularity in another of the fundus lesions. The authors review the pertinent literature on spontaneous regression of retinoblastoma.
Case Details
Personal Characteristics
A 24-year-old black man
Clinical Characteristics
Bilateral, spontaneously regressed retinoblastoma that had previously been misdiagnosed as post-traumatic chorioretinal scarring. His son and halfbrother both had bilateral viable retinoblastoma. The ophthalmoscopic and fluorescein angiographic features of this patients fundus lesions included a calcified, whitish mass located centrally in one of the scars and a fine residual vascularity in another of the fundus lesions.
Remission Characteristics
Spontaneously regressed
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Not discussed
Additional Notes
The authors review the pertinent literature on spontaneous regression of retinoblastoma.