TITLE:
Efferocytosis in Retinoblastoma
AUTHORS:
Dipankar Das, Harsha Bhattacharjee, Kasturi Bhattacharjee, Prerana S. Tahiliani, Pankaj Bhattacharyya, Manabjyoti Barman, Sumita Sarma Barthakur, Panna Deka, Apurba Deka, Rajashree Paul
KEYWORDS:
Retinoblastoma; Apoptosis; Efferocytosis; Vesicles; Undifferentiated
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Cancer Therapy,
Vol.4 No.9,
November
25,
2013
ABSTRACT: Retinoblastoma has varied presentations. As age advances in retinoblastoma, the undifferentiated tumour is the common appearance. Apoptosis in retinoblastoma in an untreated case can give us a clue about the tumour biology. Efferocytosis in intraocular tumour is a new concept which was seen in an enucleated eyeball specimen in a 4-year-old boy. Effective efferocytosis can be conceptualized for new pharmacodynamics application for anti-cancer drugs. We present a rare case of retinoblastoma with efferocytosis in retinal pigment epithelium and interesting apoptotic changes.