Retinoblastoma surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
The feasibility of surgery depends on the tumor size, tumor location, and presence or absence of vitreous or subretinal seeds at diagnosis. When the retinoblastoma is too large to be treated by other treatment modalities, surgery may be used. In these situations, enucleation may help to prevent metastasis.
Surgery
Enucleation is the most commonly applied method for the treatment of retinoblastoma.[1]
This method indicated for:
- Unilateral or bilateral group E disease
- Unilateral group D disease
- Maintenance of tumor activity in a blind eye after treatment for primary tumor
Other interventions
References
- ↑ Kim, Jonathan W.; Murphree, A. Linn; Singh, Arun D. (2015). "Retinoblastoma: Treatment Options": 89–107. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-43451-2_9.