Is a diagnostic lumbar puncture indicated in intraocular retinoblastoma?

Is a diagnostic lumbar puncture indicated in intraocular retinoblastoma?

Background: Lumbar puncture (LP) is frequently performed in patients with advanced intraocular retinoblastoma. However, this may not be necessary in a significant proportion of patients. Materials and Methods: A file review of patients who were diagnosed with retinoblastoma over a 13-year-period was...

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Main Authors: Sidharth Totadri, Vinay Munikoty, Usha Singh, Radhika Srinivasan, Amita Trehan, Richa Jain, Nandita Kakkar, Akshay Kumar Saxena, Arvind Rajwanshi, Deepak Bansal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Subjects:
Central nervous system dissemination
cerebrospinal fluid malignant cytology
international retinoblastoma staging system
metastatic retinoblastoma
optic nerve thickening
Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2018;volume=61;issue=2;spage=201;epage=203;aulast=Totadri

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