Simultaneous presentation of retinopathy of prematurity and bilateral familial retinoblastoma in a premature infant

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 98-100

  Benz, Matthew S ^a   Escalona Caamaño, Erika M ^a   Murray, Timothy G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIODE LASER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENUCLEATION; EYE FIXATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PREMATURITY; RETINOBLASTOMA; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037346293     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0191-3913-20030301-10     Document Type: Article

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