Poor child, the pain must have been hurrindous. Did he recover well, was there radiation treatments involved? Was it completely removed and did it come back. Is this type of cancer hereditary or environmental?

Umer Khattak

I’m not aware of the management options given to the patient or the disease progression in this case but I can answer your last question. 
Retinoblastoma comes in two forms:
Sporadic (Non-hereditary): Account for 60% of the cases
Familial (hereditary): Positive family history is there and tumour is transmitted in autosomal dominant fashion. The gene involved is RB gene and for the tumour to occur, both the RB locus must be inactivated. 
In familial cases two-hit hypothesis was proposed which says that the child inherit only 1 defective copy (germline mutation) and the other copy is normal. The tumour develops only when the other copy also gets mutated (somatic mutation). 

The overall prognosis of the Retinoblastoma is good but the late presenting cancers are associated with poor prognosis. 

Maryum Mehboob

Emerald Perez

Retinoblastoma is a rare cancer of eye that develops from multipotential precursor cells. This malignancy develops in childhood and involves mutation of Chromosome 13 band 13q14. 

Signs and symptoms includes leucocoria, vision deterioration, glaucoma, strabismus, redness, swelling and even blindness. 

Treatment option includes chemotherapy, radiotherapy, cryotherapy, thermotherapy and surgical interventions. 

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