Necrotic intraocular retinoblastoma associated with orbital cellulitis

Hilal Nalcı; Kaan Gündüz; Esra Erden

doi:10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.01.010

Necrotic intraocular retinoblastoma associated with orbital cellulitis

Surv Ophthalmol. 2018 Jan-Feb;63(1):114-118. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.01.010. Epub 2017 Feb 28.

Authors

Hilal Nalcı¹, Kaan Gündüz², Esra Erden³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: drkaangunduz@gmail.com.
³ Department of Pathology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

PMID: 28254446
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.01.010

Abstract

Orbital cellulitis associated with retinoblastoma is uncommon and is characterized by noninfectious inflammation of the periorbital structures. The underlying mechanism is thought to be necrosis of the intraocular tumor, leading to intraocular and periorbital inflammation. We report 2 retinoblastoma patients who presented with an orbital cellulitis-like picture and discuss clinical characteristics, histopathologic features, and treatment.

Keywords: intraocular retinoblastoma; necrotic retinoblastoma; orbital cellulitis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Male
Necrosis
Orbital Cellulitis / pathology*
Retinal Neoplasms / pathology*
Retinoblastoma / pathology*