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Successful treatment of early detected trilateral retinoblastoma using standard infant brain tumor therapy
Author(s) -
Wright Karen D.,
Qaddoumi Ibrahim,
Patay Zoltan,
Gajjar Amar,
Wilson Matthew W.,
RodriguezGalindo Carlos
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.22545
Subject(s) - medicine , retinoblastoma , pediatrics , disease , incidence (geometry) , radiation therapy , surgery , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , optics , gene
Trilateral retinoblastoma is characterized by the presence of retinoblastoma with an intracranial tumor. The incidence is low and prognosis poor. Due to the paucity of information regarding successful treatment, we report the case of a 6 month old female referred for leukocoria and found to have an associated suprasellar tumor and pineal enhancement. The patient, treated with standard infant brain tumor therapy, remains alive without signs of active disease 35 months after diagnosis; no surgery or irradiation was used. Early diagnosis of trilateral retinoblastoma may facilitate the use of less intensive therapeutic approaches and result in excellent outcomes in these patients. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010;55:570–572. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.