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ReviewJournal of neuroscience research2019

Retinoblastoma, the visible CNS tumor: A review.

Helen Dimaras, Timothy W Corson

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of neuroscience research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
87citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
15.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

87 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 174 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Hippo signalling pathway and its impact on eye diseases.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2024
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  7. Photodynamic therapy with ring-fused chlorins: a vision-preserving approach for retinoblastoma.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2026
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  12. Angiographic analysis of ophthalmic artery flow direction in children undergoing chemosurgery for retinoblastoma compared to age-matched controls.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2025
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27 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Helen DimarasDepartment of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Timothy W CorsonEugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.ORCID 0000-0002-1402-7875
Indiana University Health · USUniversity of Nairobi · KE

Funding

Ferrochelatase as a mediator of ocular angiogenesisR01EY025641 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO · PI Timothy W Corson · 2016 to 2026
$3.5M
CIHRNEI NIH HHS R01 EY025641
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pediatric ocular cancer retinoblastoma is the only central nervous system (CNS) tumor readily observed without specialized equipment: it can be seen by, and in, the naked eye. This accessibility enables unique imaging modalities. Here, we review this cancer for a neuroscience audience, highlighting these clinical and research imaging options, including fundus imaging, optical coherence tomography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging. We also discuss the subtype of retinoblastoma driven by the MYCN oncogene more commonly associated with neuroblastoma, and consider trilateral retinoblastoma, in which an intracranial tumor arises along with ocular tumors in patients with germline RB1 gene mutations. Retinoblastoma research and clinical care can offer insights applicable to CNS malignancies, and also benefit from approaches developed elsewhere in the CNS.

Indexed as

AnimalsChildHumansModels, AnimalMutationRetinal NeoplasmsRetinoblastomacancer geneticsMYCNneuroimagingoptical coherence tomographypediatric cancerpineoblastoma

Identifiers

PMID29314142
PMCPMC6034991
OpenAlexW2782612958

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Registered trials

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