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Retinoblastoma treatment options

Intra-arterial chemotherapy

2:12  |   Jul 22, 2009  |  Family Medicine, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, Surgery

Miguel Materin, MD, Director of Ocular Oncology Section, Yale Eye Center, discusses retinoblastoma and treatment options, which include enucleation and radiation, chemotherapy, cryotherapy and TTT (transpulillary thermotherapy protocol).

Summary:
Retinoblastoma treatment can consist of enucleation or a combination of chemotherapy, radioation, cryotherapy and TTT; intra-arterial chemotherapy is favored for use in young patients.

References and Resources:
Lin P, O’Brien JM. Frontiers in the Management of Retinoblastoma. Am J Ophthalmol. 2009 May 23.
Bonanomi MT, Almeida MT, Cristofani LM, Odone Filho V. Retinoblastoma: a three-year-study at a Brazilian medical school hospital. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2009 Oct;64(5):427-34.

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