neoplasm
• retinal tumors are first observed at 2 months of age
• tumors fill the vitreous cavity by 5-6 months of age
• tumors arise bilaterally with several foci
• tumor cells have a large hyperchromatic nucleus with minimum cytoplasm
• tumor cells have a triple nuclear membrane structure with central dense layer of either granular or fibrillar chromatin bounded on both sides by membrane
• tumor cells contain neurosecretory granules, cytoplasmic microtubules and cilia with a 9+0 pattern
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vision/eye
• perivascular cuffs of tumor cells surround retinal vessels with areas of necrosis and calcification
• tumors extend by vitreous seeding and local invasion from the inner retina (endophytic) and toward the choroid (exophytic)
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• retinal tumors are first observed at 2 months of age
• tumors fill the vitreous cavity by 5-6 months of age
• tumors arise bilaterally with several foci
• tumor cells have a large hyperchromatic nucleus with minimum cytoplasm
• tumor cells have a triple nuclear membrane structure with central dense layer of either granular or fibrillar chromatin bounded on both sides by membrane
• tumor cells contain neurosecretory granules, cytoplasmic microtubules and cilia with a 9+0 pattern
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• tumor cells undergo photoreceptor cell differentiation to form Flexner-Wintersteiner rosettes and Homer Wright rosettes characteristic of human retinoblastoma
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nervous system
• tumor cells undergo photoreceptor cell differentiation to form Flexner-Wintersteiner rosettes and Homer Wright rosettes characteristic of human retinoblastoma
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
retinoblastoma | DOID:768 |
OMIM:180200 |
J:10320 |