Retinoblastoma. The long-term appearance of radiated intraocular tumors

Cancer. 1991 Jun 1;67(11):2753-5. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19910601)67:11<2753::aid-cncr2820671107>3.0.co;2-f.

Abstract

A retrospective analysis of 50 patients with retinoblastoma was undertaken to determine the appearance of intraocular retinoblastoma that had received external beam radiation a minimum of 10 years previously. Of the 91 tumors found in 59 eyes, 76 (84%) continued to be ophthalmoscopically visible after 10 years. The most common ophthalmoscopic appearance was a Type III regression pattern. The type of radiation regression pattern correlated with the pretreatment volume of the tumor. The largest tumors (mean, 10.0 disc diameter [dd]) became Type I regression patterns, whereas the smallest tumors (mean, 1.0 dd) completely disappeared. This represents the first long-term follow-up of the intraocular status of radiated retinoblastoma.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Eye Neoplasms / pathology
  • Eye Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Remission Induction
  • Retinoblastoma / pathology
  • Retinoblastoma / radiotherapy*
  • Retrospective Studies