Efficacy of cryotherapy in retinoblastoma.
Five cases of retinoblastoma treated be freezing are reported. From these cases it appears that a single freeze-thaw cycle will destroy all tumour and that with suitable instruments it is possible to destroy tumours involving up to 30% of the volume of the globe without causing blindness.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000628:therapy; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*