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*Maintenance of tumor activity in a blind eye after treatment for primary tumor
*Maintenance of tumor activity in a blind eye after treatment for primary tumor
==Other interventions==
==Other interventions==
Treatment modalities which are currently available for retinoblastoma include:
Treatment modalities which are currently available for retinoblastoma include:<ref name="KimMurphree2015">{{cite journal|last1=Kim|first1=Jonathan W.|last2=Murphree|first2=A. Linn|last3=Singh|first3=Arun D.|title=Retinoblastoma: Treatment Options|year=2015|pages=89–107|doi=10.1007/978-3-662-43451-2_9}}</ref>
===External beam radiotherapy===
===External beam radiotherapy===
*This type of therapy is not recommended as first-line treatment of primary intra-ocular retinoblastoma due to the high risk of secondary malignancies following radiation in patients carrying RB1 gene mutation.<ref name="pmid23674091">{{cite journal |vauthors=MacCarthy A, Bayne AM, Brownbill PA, Bunch KJ, Diggens NL, Draper GJ, Hawkins MM, Jenkinson HC, Kingston JE, Stiller CA, Vincent TJ, Murphy MF |title=Second and subsequent tumors among 1927 retinoblastoma patients diagnosed in Britain 1951-2004 |journal=Br. J. Cancer |volume=108 |issue=12 |pages=2455–63 |date=June 2013 |pmid=23674091 |pmc=3694232 |doi=10.1038/bjc.2013.228 |url=}}</ref>
The feasibility of external beam radiotherapy depends on the stage of retinoblastoma at the time of diagnosis.<br>
*This therapy may be helpful in the salvage of the remaining eye which is resistant to another kind of therapies.
The globe preservation rate with this method varies according to the stage of the tumor at the time of diagnosis:
Groups I–II eyes:95%
Groups IV and V eyes:50%
This method is indicated as salvage therapy for seeding following unsuccessful chemotherapy, however, the decision to use this method of treatment must be made on a case by case basis.<br>
The dose to target tumoral cells of retina ranges from 3,600 to 4,500 cGy administered in 180–200 cGy daily fractions 5 times/week.<br>
Contraindications of EBRT:
*Children less than 1 year of age due to the risk secondary malignancies
*For eyes with dismal visual potential
*In primary therapy of retinoblastoma
===Brachytherapy===
===Brachytherapy===
[[Brachytherapy]] involves the placement of a radioactive implant (plaque), usually on the sclera adjacent to the base of a tumor. It is used as the primary treatment or, more frequently, in patients with small tumors or in those who had failed initial therapy including previous EBR therapy.
Indications:
*Primary treatment
*Residual tumor following photocoagulation/thermotherapy/thermo-chemotherapy/cryotherapy
*Tumor recurrence
*Tumor less than 15 mm in diameter
Contraindication:
*Presence of diffuse vitreous seeding
===Thermotherapy===
===Thermotherapy===
[[Thermotherapy]] involves the application of heat directly to the tumor, usually in the form of infrared radiation. It is also used for small tumors.
*Tumors not more than 3 mm in diameter, with no and traction, retinal vascular occlusion evidence of seeding, and located posterior to the equator
*Primary treatment
*Consolidation treatment
*Tumor recurrence
===Thermochemotherapy===
Indications:
*Tumors not more than 12 mm in diameter with no evidence of seeding, and located posterior to the equator
*Consolidation treatment
===Laser photocoagulation===
===Laser photocoagulation===
[[Laser photocoagulation]] is recommended only for small posterior tumors. An argon or diode laser or a xenon arc is used to coagulate all the blood supply to the [[tumor]].
Indications:
*Tumors not more than 3 mm in diameter, with no occlusion evidence of seeding, and located posterior to the equator
*Primary treatment
*Consolidation treatment
*Tumor recurrence
===Cryotherapy===
===Cryotherapy===
[[Cryotherapy]] induces damage to the vascular endothelium with secondary [[thrombosis]] and infarction of the tumor tissue by rapidly freezing it. Cryotherapy may be used as primary therapy for small peripheral tumors or small recurrent tumors previously treated with other methods.
Indications:
*Tumors not more than 3 mm in diameter with no evidence of seeding, and located anterior to the equator
*Primary treatment
*Consolidation treatment
*Tumor recurrence
 
==References==
==References==
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Overview

Surgery

Enucleation is the most commonly applied method for the treatment of retinoblastoma.[1]
This method indicated for:

  • Unilateral or bilateral group E disease
  • Unilateral group D disease
  • Maintenance of tumor activity in a blind eye after treatment for primary tumor

Other interventions

Treatment modalities which are currently available for retinoblastoma include:[1]

External beam radiotherapy

The feasibility of external beam radiotherapy depends on the stage of retinoblastoma at the time of diagnosis.
The globe preservation rate with this method varies according to the stage of the tumor at the time of diagnosis: Groups I–II eyes:95% Groups IV and V eyes:50% This method is indicated as salvage therapy for seeding following unsuccessful chemotherapy, however, the decision to use this method of treatment must be made on a case by case basis.
The dose to target tumoral cells of retina ranges from 3,600 to 4,500 cGy administered in 180–200 cGy daily fractions 5 times/week.
Contraindications of EBRT:

  • Children less than 1 year of age due to the risk secondary malignancies
  • For eyes with dismal visual potential
  • In primary therapy of retinoblastoma

Brachytherapy

Indications:

  • Primary treatment
  • Residual tumor following photocoagulation/thermotherapy/thermo-chemotherapy/cryotherapy
  • Tumor recurrence
  • Tumor less than 15 mm in diameter

Contraindication:

  • Presence of diffuse vitreous seeding

Thermotherapy

  • Tumors not more than 3 mm in diameter, with no and traction, retinal vascular occlusion evidence of seeding, and located posterior to the equator
  • Primary treatment
  • Consolidation treatment
  • Tumor recurrence

Thermochemotherapy

Indications:

  • Tumors not more than 12 mm in diameter with no evidence of seeding, and located posterior to the equator
  • Consolidation treatment

Laser photocoagulation

Indications:

  • Tumors not more than 3 mm in diameter, with no occlusion evidence of seeding, and located posterior to the equator
  • Primary treatment
  • Consolidation treatment
  • Tumor recurrence

Cryotherapy

Indications:

  • Tumors not more than 3 mm in diameter with no evidence of seeding, and located anterior to the equator
  • Primary treatment
  • Consolidation treatment
  • Tumor recurrence

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kim, Jonathan W.; Murphree, A. Linn; Singh, Arun D. (2015). "Retinoblastoma: Treatment Options": 89–107. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-43451-2_9.