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Focal periocular carboplatin chemotherapy avoids systemic chemotherapy for unilateral, progressive retinoblastoma.
Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1 Apr 2010
Leng Theodore, Cebulla Colleen M, Schefler Amy C, Murray Timothy G
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to report a case of a boy with unilateral, multifocal retinoblastoma who was successfully treated with periocular carboplatin injections for a tumor that progressed despite focal laser ablation. METHODS: This is an interventional case report. A boy with a paternal history of retinoblastoma and in utero identification of an RB1 mutation was monitored beginning at 2 weeks of...
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