Retinoblastoma: Intravenous Chemotherapy

Jun 30, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Retinoblastoma: Intravenous Chemotherapy

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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Retinocytoma or Retinoma

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Fig. 7.1 The ophthalmoscopic appearance of retinocytoma. Note translucent grayish retinal mass, calcification, retinal pigment epithelial alteration and chorioretinal atrophy (a). Chorioretinal atrophy may not be present in the early…

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Retinoblastoma: Metastatic Disease

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Fig. 18.1 Retinoblastoma with regional extraocular spread Fig. 18.2 The bone marrow aspiration smear positive for the retinoblastoma cells 18.3 Diagnostic Evaluation Patients suspected to have extraocular retinoblastoma need to…

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Retinoblastoma: Enucleation

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

Fig. 15.1 Key steps in the successful enucleation of a group E eye. Immediately after the peritomy, Tenon’s capsule is being spread widely and deeply between the rectus muscles with…

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