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Case Reports

Molecular analysis confirms retinoblastoma diagnosis in a histologically undifferentiated retinal tumor in an adult

Sameh E. Solimana Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt;b Ocular Oncology Service, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Silvia Martínezb Ocular Oncology Service, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada;c IIS-Aragon, Department of Ophthalmology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
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M. Laura De Nicolad Department of Ophthalmology, Ocular Oncology Service, Fundacion Banco de Ojos Fernando Oca Del Ville, Asunción, Paraguay
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Rasmus Kiehle Department of Pathology, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Hatem Kremab Ocular Oncology Service, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada;f Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 350-353 | Received 30 Mar 2020, Accepted 28 Apr 2020, Published online: 16 Jun 2020

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