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Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Vitreous seeding from retinoblastoma

Vitreous seeding from retinoblastoma

Category(ies): Pediatrics, Vitreous
Contributor: Jesse Vislisel, MD; Kevin Gertsch, MD
Photographer: Kevin Gertsch, MD

Retinoblastoma is a neuroendocrine tumor that occurs in young children. The tumors may present with vitreous seeding, or free-floating buds of tumor cells within the vitreous.