Orbital Retinoblastoma

Jun 30, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Orbital Retinoblastoma

Fig. 17.1 Primary orbital retinoblastoma. Orbital extension of an intraocular retinoblastoma at the initial clinical presentation, manifesting as massive proptosis (a). Computed tomography scan confirmed an orbital mass (b) 17.3.2…

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Retinoblastoma: Staging and Grouping

Jun 30, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Retinoblastoma: Staging and Grouping

Group Subgroup Descriptor Prognosis Group I Ia Solitary tumor < 4 DD at or behind the equator Very favorable Ib Multiple tumors, none > 4 DD, all at or behind the equator Group II…

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Retinoblastoma: International Perspective

Jun 30, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Retinoblastoma: International Perspective

Incidence may be higher Advanced intraocular disease at presentation Extraocular disease at presentation Delayed diagnosis Existence of several barriers to optimal delivery of care Poor survival rate International collaborative efforts…

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Retinoblastoma: Intravenous Chemotherapy

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Fig. 11.1 Pretreatment group B retinoblastoma (a). Note reduction in tumor volume 3 weeks after the administration of the first cycle of carboplatin, etoposide, and vincristine (b). Focal consolidation may…

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Retinoblastoma Tumorigenesis

Jun 30, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Retinoblastoma Tumorigenesis

Fig. 6.1 Retinoblastoma arises during retinal development. (a) The mature retina is made up of seven major classes of retinal cell types (rods, cones, ganglion cells, bipolar cells, horizontal neurons,…

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Non-ocular Tumors

Jun 30, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Non-ocular Tumors

Fig. 19.1 Cumulative incidence of second malignancy following diagnosis of retinoblastoma in patients with hereditary and nonhereditary retinoblastoma (a) and in the hereditary retinoblastoma with and without radiation treatment (b)…

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