Update on retinoblastoma Journal Article
| Authors: | Abramson, D. H.; Schefler, A. C. |
| Article Title: | Update on retinoblastoma |
| Abstract: | As in the majority of ophthalmic subspecialties, standard diagnostic and treatment strategies within ophthalmic oncology change frequently as new studies elucidate the success or failure of previous approaches to patient care. Methods of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of retinoblastoma change even more frequently than for any other benign or malignant intraocular lesion managed by ophthalmic oncologists. |
| Keywords: | adolescent; cancer chemotherapy; child; child, preschool; acute granulocytic leukemia; gene mutation; clinical trial; review; diarrhea; nonhuman; antineoplastic agents; united states; cancer staging; staging; cancer incidence; neoplasm staging; genetic analysis; heredity; carboplatin; etoposide; leukopenia; nausea; incidence; genetic association; vincristine; retinoblastoma; retinal neoplasms; growth hormone; carcinogenesis; drug fever; oncogene; tumor suppressor gene; chemotherapy induced emesis; infant; gene identification; brachytherapy; enucleation; hyperthermic therapy; hyperthermia, induced; cyclosporin; teniposide; genetic counseling; chromosomal localization; cryotherapy; molecular diagnostic techniques; external beam radiation; systemic chemotherapy; beam therapy; epipodophyllotoxin; transpupillary thermotherapy; cancer; humans; human; periocular chemotherapy; second nonocular cancers; prenatal care |
| Journal Title: | Retina |
| Volume: | 24 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| ISSN: | 0275-004X |
| Publisher: | Wolters Kluwer |
| Date Published: | 2004-12-01 |
| Start Page: | 828 |
| End Page: | 848 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00006982-200412000-00002 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 15579980 |
| DOI/URL: | |
| Notes: | Retina -- Cited By (since 1996):124 -- Export Date: 16 June 2014 -- CODEN: RETID -- Source: Scopus |
