Intra-arterial chemotherapy for the management of retinoblastoma
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Retinoblastoma is the most prevalent ocular tumor in childhood, with various clinical presentations. The main goals of treatment focus on survival and preservation of vision; however, treatment must be individualized. There are different therapeutic alternatives such as enucleation, systemic chemotherapy, radiotherapy and local therapies. Among the most recent alternatives is intra-arterial chemotherapy, which allows the direct administration of chemotherapeutic agents to intraocular malignant pathologies such as retinoblastoma through the ophthalmic artery. The objective of this article is to carry out a non-systematic review of the indications, advantages, disadvantages, technique, survival rates, costs, and complications of intra-arterial chemotherapy as a treatment for retinoblastoma.
Retinoblastoma, Chemotherapy, Neoplasms, Eye enucleation, MelphalanRetinoblastoma, Quimioterapia, Neoplasias, Enucleación del ojo, Melfalán
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