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Diagnosis and Management of Retinoblastoma

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Radiotherapy of Intraocular and Orbital Tumors

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Although retinoblastoma accounts for only 1% of all childhood malignancies, it has been studied intensively because of its genetic features, the association with chromosomal deletions, and the known predisposition of children with retinoblastoma to develop other nonocular malignant tumors.

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Alberti, W.E., Sagerman, R.H. (1993). Diagnosis and Management of Retinoblastoma. In: Alberti, W.E., Sagerman, R.H. (eds) Radiotherapy of Intraocular and Orbital Tumors. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97011-5_12

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