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Nodular and Massive Retinal Gliosis

MedGen UID:
1763726
•Concept ID:
C5420843
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

A spectrum of discrete retinal glial proliferations surrounding blood vessels, ranging in size from small nodules to massive lesions that fill the eye. (WHO 2018) [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNodular and Massive Retinal Gliosis

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Vitrectomy and tumor endoresection for the diagnosis and treatment of focal nodular retinal gliosis.
Ferreira CC, João D, Furtado A, Sousa-Neves F, Fonseca S, Sepúlveda P, Bilhoto M
Digit J Ophthalmol 2023;29(3):83-87. Epub 2023 Sep 30 doi: 10.5693/djo.02.2023.07.004. PMID: 37780040Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Vitrectomy and tumor endoresection for the diagnosis and treatment of focal nodular retinal gliosis.
Ferreira CC, João D, Furtado A, Sousa-Neves F, Fonseca S, Sepúlveda P, Bilhoto M
Digit J Ophthalmol 2023;29(3):83-87. Epub 2023 Sep 30 doi: 10.5693/djo.02.2023.07.004. PMID: 37780040Free PMC Article
Review on Retinal Gliosis Illustrated with a Series of Massive Glioses and Focal Nodular Gliosis Cases in Regard to Potential Pitfalls of Ocular Reactive Tumor-like Lesions of this Type.
Wincewicz A, Urbaniak-Wasik S, Urbaniak A, Mościcka-Rylska M, Woltanowska M, Koda M, Sulkowski S, Reszeć J
Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2018 Mar 1;60(1):30-38. doi: 10.1515/folmed-2017-0061. PMID: 29668456
So-called massive retinal gliosis: A critical review and reappraisal.
Jakobiec FA, Thanos A, Stagner AM, Grossniklaus HE, Proia AD
Surv Ophthalmol 2016 May-Jun;61(3):339-56. Epub 2015 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2015.12.002. PMID: 26703887

Therapy

Vitrectomy and tumor endoresection for the diagnosis and treatment of focal nodular retinal gliosis.
Ferreira CC, João D, Furtado A, Sousa-Neves F, Fonseca S, Sepúlveda P, Bilhoto M
Digit J Ophthalmol 2023;29(3):83-87. Epub 2023 Sep 30 doi: 10.5693/djo.02.2023.07.004. PMID: 37780040Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

So-called massive retinal gliosis: A critical review and reappraisal.
Jakobiec FA, Thanos A, Stagner AM, Grossniklaus HE, Proia AD
Surv Ophthalmol 2016 May-Jun;61(3):339-56. Epub 2015 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2015.12.002. PMID: 26703887

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