Acquired vasoproliferative retinal tumor: A late sequela of retinopathy of prematurity

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 129, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1234-1235

  Chow, Clement C ^a   Blair, Michael P ^a,b   Shapiro, Michael J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Retina Consultants Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; RETINA TUMOR; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; VASOPROLIFERATIVE RETINAL TUMOR; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; SCLERAL BUCKLING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 80052813645     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2011.265     Document Type: Letter

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