Salvage external beam radiotherapy after failed primary chemotherapy for bilateral retinoblastoma: Rate of eye and vision preservation

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 891-894

  Chan, M P Y ^a   Hungerford, J L ^a   Kingston, J E ^a   Plowman, P N ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CATARACT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRY EYE; ENUCLEATION; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SICKNESS; RETINOBLASTOMA; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIATION INJURIES; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; RETINOBLASTOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 67649669564     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.129981     Document Type: Article

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