Publication details
Vzácný případ meduloepiteliomu u dítěte
| Title in English | Rare case of medulloepithelioma in a child |
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
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| Description | Medulloepithelioma is a rare tumor affecting children and adolescents. It usually grows in unpigmented ciliary body but cases in which it originates from the retina or the optical nerve have been reported. The tumor usually appears in the first decade of life but it can also affect adults, in which case it is almost always unilateral tumor. The tumor progression is slow and it usually does not metastize. Treatment involves enucleation of the affected eye and the prognosis is usually favorable. Malignant meduloepitheliom may clinically manifest itself even after the fifteenth year of life, it may grow agressively, and it may metastize into regional lymph nodes. However, enucleation treatment coupled with chemotherapy may still be successful. |