[Problems concerning the enucleation of both eyes in cases of incurable retinoblastoma (author's transl)].
Despite considerable advances in the treatment of retinoblastoma tumor growths cannot be arrested in a proportion of cases. The consent fro the removal of both eyes constitutes a burdensome decision on the part of the child's parents, so that it is quite frequently refused. A short movie illustrating the behaviour of a 6-year-old boy, who had undergone bilateral enucleation because of retinoblastoma should aid the parents having to face a similar situation.
D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003657:Decision Making; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000601:surgery*
Zur Problematik der Enukleation beider Augen bei unheilbarem Retinoblastom