title: Treatment results of retinoblastoma at Indiana University Hospitals.
abstract: This paper summarizes a review of all cases (70) of retinoblastoma seen at Indiana University Hospitals over the past 25 years (from 1952 to 1977) to determine the results of treatment and causes of failure. All cases from July, 1967, to the present were managed by the same group of physicians, thus following a consistent philosophy of treatment for those patients. Thirty-two patients treated during this latter period have survived a minimun of two years and are alive. Visual acuity of 20/20 has been preserved in all 16 patients with unilateral disease and a range of 20/50 to 20/20 in 12 of the 16 patients with bilateral disease. Because of the highly specialized diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and equipment required for optimal treatment results, it is recommended that patients with retinoblastomas be referred to treatment centers specializing in the management of this disease.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014792:Visual Acuity