Retinoblastoma update 
– therapy (part II)

Arkadiusz Pogrzebielski; Carol Shields; Bożena Romanowska-Dixon; Jerry Shields

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Review article

Retinoblastoma update – therapy (part II)

Arkadiusz Pogrzebielski

^{1, 2}

,

Carol L. Shields

²

,

Bożena Romanowska-Dixon

¹

,

Jerry A. Shields

²

Z Katedry i Kliniki Okulistyki i Onkologii Okulistycznej Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Z Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia

Online publish date: 2006/06/25

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The aim of this paper is to present updated data on the treatment of retinoblastoma. The authors describe current management based on the International Intraocular Retinoblastoma Classification (IIRC). They discuss the different methods of treatment, including chemoreduction, subconjunctival carboplatin, transpupillar thermotherapy, cryotherapy, laser photocoagulation, episcleral plaque radiotherapy, external-beem radiotherapy and enucleation.

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Retinoblastoma update – therapy (part II)

Arkadiusz Pogrzebielski 1, 2 , Carol L. Shields 2 , Bożena Romanowska-Dixon 1 , Jerry A. Shields 2

retinoblastoma, chemoreduction, focal therapy, enucleation

Arkadiusz Pogrzebielski

^{1, 2}

,

Carol L. Shields

²

,

Bożena Romanowska-Dixon

¹

,

Jerry A. Shields

²