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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> | ||
*In 1899, Flexner and Wintersteiner were the first to discover the association between tumor rosettes and photoreceptors of the adult retina. | *In 1899, Flexner and Wintersteiner were the first to discover the association between tumor rosettes and photoreceptors of the adult retina. | ||
*In 1920s Verhoeff claimed that the tumor arose from embryonic retinal cells and hence proposed the name "retinoblastoma". | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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Overview
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.
- In 1920s Verhoeff claimed that the tumor arose from embryonic retinal cells and hence proposed the name "retinoblastoma".
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Albert DM (1987). "Historic review of retinoblastoma". Ophthalmology. 94 (6): 654–62. PMID 3306547.