Radiotherapy in the treatment of retinoblastoma: About 40 cases;Place de la radiothérapie dans le traitement du rétinoblastome : à propos de 40 cas

Cancer/Radiotherapie

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-36

  Frikha, H ^a   Chaari, N ^a   Nasr, C ^a   Bouguila, H ^b   Chebbi, A ^b   Bhouri, L ^b   Hentati, D ^a   Kochbati, L ^a   Besbes, M ^a   Rifi, H ^c   Oubiche, F ^d   Ayed, S ^b   Maalej, M ^a  

^a service de radiothérapie   (Tunisia)

^b Service du Pr S Ayed Bab Saadoun   (Tunisia)

^c SALAH AZAIEZ INSTITUTE   (Tunisia)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Complications; Radiation therapy; Results; Retinoblastoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; RUTHENIUM 106; VINCRISTINE; VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; BONE GROWTH DEFECT; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR SARCOMA; FEMUR TUMOR; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; METASTASIS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; ORBIT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RETINOBLASTOMA; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL FIELD;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CATARACT; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSANGUINITY; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; EYE ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; RETINOBLASTOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNISIA;

EID: 58249144092     PISSN: 12783218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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