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ArticleOphthalmology. Retina

Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy in Treated Retinoblastoma.

Cindy S Hwang, Pia R Mendoza, Jill R Wells, Hans E Grossniklaus, G Baker Hubbard

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Article in Ophthalmology. Retina. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cindy S HwangEmory Eye Center, 1365 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324.
Pia R MendozaEmory Eye Center, 1365 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324.
Jill R WellsEmory Eye Center, 1365 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324.
Hans E GrossniklausEmory Eye Center, 1365 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324.
G Baker HubbardEmory Eye Center, 1365 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324.
Emory Eye Center · US

Funding

P30-Core Grant for Vision Research Core CP30EY006360 · NEI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI BOATRIGHT, JEFFREY H · 1986 to 2025
$15.3M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY006360
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the clinical and histopathologic characteristics of patients who develop proliferative vitreoretinopathy after retinoblastoma treatment.

designRetrospective review of three cases of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) that developed after successful treatment of retinoblastoma from 2003 to 2015. SUBJECTS: Three patients with treated retinoblastoma who developed severe PVR and required enucleation.

methodsReview of clinical charts, fundus drawings, Ret-Cam 3 images, and histopathology specimens.

main outcome measuresClinical and histopathologic characterization of PVR in treated retinoblastoma.

resultsThree patients developed severe PVR after sequential thermal laser combined with systemic chemotherapy for retinoblastoma. At presentation patients were 6, 7, and 9 months of age, and all had bilateral retinoblastoma. Time to development of proliferative tissue was 9, 12, and 20 months after initial treatment. Proliferation was characterized by progressive growth of white vascularized tissue with associated traction on the retina and sometimes hemorrhage. All patients underwent enucleation. Histopathologic evaluation revealed treated retinoblastoma tumor with a Type 3 regression pattern, pre- and subretinal fibrovascular tissue consistent with PVR, and reactive changes in the retinal pigment epithelium. None of the patients developed recurrence of retinoblastoma or systemic metastasis.

conclusionPVR uncommonly develops after successful treatment of retinoblastoma and may result in traction or rhegmatogenous retinal detachment along with vitreous hemorrhage. Early stages of proliferation may be difficult to distinguish from recurrent tumor. Enucleation may be required due to poor vision and inability to adequately monitor for tumor recurrence.

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