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- reitineablastóma Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- Retinoblastom
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- Definition bösartiger Tumor in der Netzhaut des Auges, dessen Entstehung durch Mutationen in beiden Allelen des Retinoblastom-Gens (lokalisiert auf Chromosom 13, Bande q14) ausgelöst wird Reference "Wikipedia, http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retinoblastom (6.3.2008)"
- retinoblastoma
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- Definition rare eye tumour disease representing the most common intraocular malignancy in children Reference "Orphanet (The portal for rare diseases and orphan drugs) > Rare diseases > Search (19.7.2019) > retinoblastoma"
- Comment It is a life-threatening neoplasia, but is potentially curable. It can be hereditary or non hereditary, unilateral or bilateral. It has an incidence of approximately 1/15-20,000 in Europe. It manifests most often in young children (90% of cases <3 years old). Early clinical signs are leukocoria and strabismus. It is most often painless and children rarely complain of visual impairment despite its rapid progression towards loss of vision in the affected eye.