The role of cryotherapy in the management of early lesions of retinoblastoma.
Cryotherapy alone has destroyed as isolated retinoblastoma lesion in the fellow eye of a proven case of retinoblastoma. Follow-up for 14 months revealed no evidence of recurrence. Literature review has shown that cryotherapy has unique advantages in the treatment of retinoblastomas.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003452:Cryosurgery; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*