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Sonographic Detection of Unilateral Retinoblastoma
Author(s) -
Shiloh Sutton,
Kelsy L. Fisher
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of diagnostic medical sonography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.138
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 8756-4793
pISSN - 1552-5430
DOI - 10.1177/8756479316650871
Subject(s) - retinoblastoma , medicine , radiation therapy , magnetic resonance imaging , pediatric cancer , chemotherapy , childhood cancer , cancer , radiology , surgery , biochemistry , gene , chemistry
Retinoblastoma is a cancer that affects the eye, and if untreated, it can spread to other parts of the body. Retinoblastoma is the most common pediatric eye cancer and accounts for 3% of all childhood cancers. It can be hereditary or sporadic (nonhereditary). This case study presents a unilateral retinoblastoma of the right eye in a pediatric patient. A diagnosis of retinoblastoma was made by correlating sonography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ophthalmology. Treatment for retinoblastoma depends on the severity of the cancer but can include radiation, chemotherapy, focal laser therapy, and/or surgery. This particular case of retinoblastoma was treated with chemotherapy.

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