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What is the prognosis for a patient with retinoblastoma?
All forms of retinoblastoma and intraocular melanoma are treatable. Enucleation can usually be avoided if the tumor is found early enough. In addition, primary cancers of the eye have a relatively low mortality rate if treated promptly.
What is pseudoglioma?
Any intraocular opacity liable to be mistaken for retinoblastoma.
What is the name for a neoplastic intraocular disease found primarily in children?
retinoblastoma
How is Coats' disease differentiated from retinoblastoma?
Ultrasonography helps in differentiating Coats' disease from retinoblastoma. CT scan may be used to characterize the intraocular features of Coats' disease. MRI is another very useful diagnostic tool
What are the survival rates for people with retinoblastoma?
Survival rates for children with retinoblastoma are favorable, with more than 93% alive five years after diagnosis. Males and females have similar five-year survival rates for the period 1976-1994, namely 93 and 94%
Is retinoblastoma inherited?
Approximately 40% of people with retinoblastoma have an inherited form of the condition and approximately 60% have a sporadic (not inherited) form.
How is retinoblastoma diagnosed?
In the case of cancerous growths, the doctor is usually able to see the tumor through the pupil or directly on the iris if the cancer is intraocular melanoma of the iris. Because the doctor can usually readily see the tumor a biopsy is rarely needed.
Is there genetic testing for retinoblastoma?
Yes, there is, and it is recommended if you have a family history of retinoblastoma. One lab that performs genetic testing is Retinoblastoma Solutions,
What is the prognosis of Raynaud's disease?
The prognosis for most people with Raynaud's disease is very good
Is retinoblastoma life threatening?
Yes it can be if not treated quickly. My daughter has retinoblastoma, but it was treated when she was 6 months old...she is now 6 and is in remission. :)
What is a sentence using intraocular?
He had an intraocular injury when someone threw a pencil.
What prevention methods are there to retinoblastoma?
Retinoblastoma is not preventable. In addition, most other types of eye tumors are thought to be partly genetic as of the early 2000s.
