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The '''eye''' is rarely seen by pathologists. | The '''eye''' is rarely seen by pathologists. | ||
==Histology== | |||
*The muscles that move the eye have a high nerve:muscle ratio = ~1:4.<ref>Bilbao. 24 November 2010.</ref> | |||
**Other muscles in the body ~1:250. | |||
==Retinoblastoma== | ==Retinoblastoma== | ||
Revision as of 15:52, 28 November 2010
The eye is rarely seen by pathologists.
Histology
- The muscles that move the eye have a high nerve:muscle ratio = ~1:4.[1]
- Other muscles in the body ~1:250.
Retinoblastoma
General
- Rare.
- Malignant.
- May be familial.[2]
Microscopic
Features:
- Small round cell tumour.
- Flexner-Wintersteiner rosette.
- Rosette with empty centre (donut hole).[3]
Image:
Notes:
- DDx of Flexner-Wintersteiner rosette includes: pineoblastomas, medulloepitheliomas.