New and recurrent tumors in germinal retinoblastoma: Is there a treatment effect?

Ophthalmic Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 115-118

  Merrill, Pauline T ^a   Buckley, Edward G ^a,b   Halperin, Edward C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Retinoblastoma; Treatment effects; Tumor recurrence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE MUTATION; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOBLASTOMA; RISK; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0029846110     PISSN: 01676784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13816819609057114     Document Type: Article

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