Treatment of retinoblastoma: a preliminary report of a modified approach.
Overdosage of radiation in the treatment of retinoblastoma is agreed upon as the main cause of chorioretinopathic complications and is due to following the conventional empirical dosages blindly. A clinical assessment is substituted and a lower dose proved effective and prevention or at least minimizing the degree of complications is achieved.
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Eye Department, Ain-Shams University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt.
D001918:Brachytherapy; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000528:radiation effects; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*