[Ophthalmological tumors in children: diagnosis and therapeutic strategy]

Abstract

Clinical aspects and diagnosis features of retinoblastoma are reported. The most important differential diagnosis are discussed. The diseases that can cause difficulties in diagnosis are uveitis and Coats disease. The principles of the treatment of retinoblastoma are exposed especially the side effects of radiotherapy that lead to a limitation of the use of external beam if possible. Treatments methods include external beam radiotherapy, chemotherapy, thermochemotherapy cryotherapy, curietherapy and photocoagulation. Results and indications of these treatments are given. We describe the diagnosis approach, for orbital tumors in children. The main orbital benign and malignant tumors and their treatment are listed: orbital cyst, neurofibroma; optic nerve gliomas; rhabdomyosarcomas, bone tumors and metastatic tumors.