The mother of an infant tells the nurse that sometimes there is a whitish “glow” in the pupil of his eye. The nurse should suspect which condition?

The mother of an infant tells the nurse that sometimes there is a whitish “glow” in the pupil of his eye. The nurse should suspect which condition?

a.
Brain tumor
b.
Retinoblastoma
c.
Neuroblastoma
d.
Rhabdomyosarcoma

ANS: B

When the nurse examines the eye, the light will reflect off of the tumor, giving the eye a whitish appearance. This is called a cat’s eye reflex. Brain tumors are not usually visible. Neuroblastoma usually arises from the adrenal medulla and sympathetic nervous system. The most common presentation sites are in the abdomen, head, neck, or pelvis. Supraorbital ecchymosis may be present with distant metastasis. Rhabdomyosarcoma is a soft tissue tumor that derives from skeletal muscle undifferentiated cells.