Managing the consequences of aggressive conservative treatment for refractory retinoblastoma with vitreous seeding

Managing the consequences of aggressive conservative treatment for refractory retinoblastoma with vitreous seeding

A 4 year-old girl with bilateral, non-familial retinoblastoma (RB) was referred to our care after primary enucleation OS and active tumor OD refractory to multiple therapies (intravenous chemotherapy, laser/cryotherapy, and I-125 plaque radiotherapy). Vitreous seeding OD, initially controlled by sev...

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Main Authors: Aubrey Brink, Zélia Maria Correa, James Geller, Todd Abruzzo, James J. Augsburger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2014-08-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Retinoblastoma/quimioterapia
Retinoblastoma/cirurgia
Melfalan/administração & dosagem
Corpo vítreo/patologia
Injeções intravítreas
Neoplasias da retina/cirurgia
Enucleação ocular
Humanos
Feminino
Criança
Relatos de casos
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