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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792285403321

Titolo

Retinoblastoma : clinical advances and emerging treatment strategies / / editor, Timothy G. Murray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Future Medicine Ltd., , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-78084-204-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (159 p.)

Disciplina

616.99484

Soggetti

Retinoblastoma

Retinoblastoma - Diagnosis

Retinoblastoma - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword. Retinoblastoma: clinical advances and emerging treatment strategies; 1. Laboratory discoveries in retinoblastoma; 2. Incidence, prevalence and epidemiology; 3. Clinical features and diagnosis of retinoblastoma; 4. Genetics of retinoblastoma and genetic counseling; 5. Anesthetic considerations for children with retinoblastoma; 6. Radiation therapy in retinoblastoma; 7. Chemotherapy in the management of retinoblastoma; 8. Retinoblastoma treatment; 9. Treatment of extraocular and metastatic retinoblastoma

10. Second malignancies and other long-term effects in retinoblastoma survivors11. Visual rehabilitation for retinoblastoma; 12. Retinoblastoma in the developing world; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Retinoblastoma: Clinical Advances and Emerging Treatment Strategies