Intraocular retinoblastoma: the case for a new group classification

A Linn Murphree

doi:10.1016/j.ohc.2004.11.003

Intraocular retinoblastoma: the case for a new group classification

Ophthalmol Clin North Am. 2005 Mar;18(1):41-53, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.ohc.2004.11.003.

Author

A Linn Murphree¹

Affiliation

¹ The Retinoblastoma Program, Childrens Center for Cancer and Blood Disease, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, MS 88, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA. lmurphree@chla.usc.edu

PMID: 15763190
DOI: 10.1016/j.ohc.2004.11.003

Abstract

This article argues the case for the creation of a new group classification of intraocular retinoblastoma. The current Reese-Ellsworth group classification has not been updated since it was published 35 years ago. The proposed classification is based on the natural history of intraocular retinoblastoma and on the risk of loss of the eye following primary therapy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Fluorescein Angiography
Fundus Oculi
Humans
Neoplasm Staging / methods
Retina / pathology
Retinal Neoplasms / classification*
Retinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Retinoblastoma / classification*
Retinoblastoma / diagnosis