Retinoblastoma
Retinoblastoma: Introduction
Retinoblastoma:
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Retinoblastoma: A very rare malignant tumor that originates in the retina.
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Symptoms of Retinoblastoma
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Retinoblastoma: Complications
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Medical Books Excerpts
- EYE PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Red Eye
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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- EYE PAIN
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- RED EYE
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Eye pain
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Raccoon eyes
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Eye discharge
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Red Eye
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Red Eye
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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- Eye pain
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Eye pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Red Eye
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- EYE PAIN
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- RED EYE
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Misdiagnosis and Retinoblastoma
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Prognosis for Retinoblastoma
Prognosis for Retinoblastoma:
Untreated, retinoblastoma is almost uniformly fatal, but with early diagnosis and modern methods of treatment the survival rate is over 90%.
(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
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Clinical Trials for Retinoblastoma
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally
and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Retinoblastoma include:
- Combination Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Bone Marrow Transplantation in Treating Patients With Retinoblastoma - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - bone marrow ablation with stem cell support,carboplatin,cyclophosphamide,doxorubicin,etoposide,filgrastim,topotecan
- Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Retinoblastoma - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - carboplatin,cisplatin,cyclophosphamide,etoposide,filgrastim,mesna,vincristine
- Arsenic Trioxide in Treating Patients With Advanced Neuroblastoma or Other Childhood Solid Tumors - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - arsenic trioxide
- Carboplatin Plus Vincristine in Treating Children With Retinoblastoma - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - carboplatin,vincristine
- Rebeccamycin Analogue in Treating Children With Solid Tumors or Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - rebeccamycin analogue
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Retinoblastoma: Broader Related Topics
Types of Retinoblastoma
Types of Retinoblastoma
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Article Excerpts about Retinoblastoma
(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
Definitions of Retinoblastoma:
A malignant tumor that originates in the nuclear layer of the retina. As the most common primary tumor of the eye in children, retinoblastoma is still relatively uncommon, accounting for only 1% of all malignant tumors in pediatric patients. These tumors may be multifocal, bilateral, congenital, inherited, or acquired. Seventy-five percent of retinoblastomas are unilateral; 60% occur sporadically. A predisposition to retinoblastoma has been associated with 13q14 cytogenetic abnormalities. Patients with the inherited form also appear to be at increased risk for secondary nonocular malignancies such as osteosarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, and fibrosarcoma. --2004
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Malignant ocular tumor of retinal cells; usually occurs before the third year of life; composed of primitive small round retinal cells
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Retinoblastoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Retinoblastoma, or a subtype of Retinoblastoma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Retinoblastoma as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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