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Intravitreal melphalan for persistent retinoblastoma vitreous seeds

2022/02/08 by Marie Jeazelle H Redondo-Villanueva, Redondo-Villanueva, Marie Jeazelle H., Gary John V. Mercado +1
Medicine · #Corneal Surgery and Treatments #Medicine and health #Ocular Oncology and Treatments #Retinal and Macular Surgery

paper · doi:10.3205/oc000190

openalex publication_date 2022/02/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/19

Abstract

intravitreal injection of melphalan, there was no evidence of new tumors nor vitreous seeds in the left eye. No documented complications of intravitreal melphalan injection were experienced. This is the first documented successful treatment of vitreous seeds with intravitreal melphalan at the Ocular Oncology/Retinoblastoma Unit of the University of the Philippines, Philippine General Hospital.

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