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Retinoblastoma was first described in 1809 by James Wardrop.<ref name="pmid3306547">{{cite journal| author=Albert DM| title=Historic review of retinoblastoma. | journal=Ophthalmology | year= 1987 | volume= 94 | issue= 6 | pages= 654-62 | pmid=3306547 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3306547  }} </ref>
Retinoblastoma was first described in 1809 by James Wardrop.<ref name="pmid3306547">{{cite journal| author=Albert DM| title=Historic review of retinoblastoma. | journal=Ophthalmology | year= 1987 | volume= 94 | issue= 6 | pages= 654-62 | pmid=3306547 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3306547  }} </ref>
==Historical Perspective ==
==Historical Perspective ==
Retinoblastoma was first described in 1809 by James Wardrop.<ref name="pmid3306547">{{cite journal| author=Albert DM| title=Historic review of retinoblastoma. | journal=Ophthalmology | year= 1987 | volume= 94 | issue= 6 | pages= 654-62 | pmid=3306547 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3306547  }} </ref>
*Retinoblastoma was first described in 1809 by James Wardrop.<ref name="pmid3306547">{{cite journal| author=Albert DM| title=Historic review of retinoblastoma. | journal=Ophthalmology | year= 1987 | volume= 94 | issue= 6 | pages= 654-62 | pmid=3306547 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3306547  }} </ref>
In 1899, Flexner and Wintersteiner were the first to discover the association between tumor rosettes and photoreceptors of the adult retina. It 1920s Verhoeff claimed that the tumor arose from embryonic retinal cells and hence proposed the name "retinoblastoma."  
*In 1899, Flexner and Wintersteiner were the first to discover the association between tumor rosettes and photoreceptors of the adult retina. It 1920s Verhoeff claimed that the tumor arose from embryonic retinal cells and hence proposed the name "retinoblastoma."  
==References==
==References==
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Retinoblastoma was first described in 1809 by James Wardrop.[1]

Historical Perspective

  • Retinoblastoma was first described in 1809 by James Wardrop.[1]
  • In 1899, Flexner and Wintersteiner were the first to discover the association between tumor rosettes and photoreceptors of the adult retina. It 1920s Verhoeff claimed that the tumor arose from embryonic retinal cells and hence proposed the name "retinoblastoma."

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Albert DM (1987). "Historic review of retinoblastoma". Ophthalmology. 94 (6): 654–62. PMID 3306547.

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