Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 59-70 , July 1998

Trilateral Retinoblastoma: Insights Into Histogenesis and Management

  • Dennis M. Marcus, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA,
    • Corresponding Author InformationDennis M. Marcus, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
    • ,
  • Steven E. Brooks, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA,
    • Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA,
    • ,
  • Gayle Leff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA,
    • ,
  • Robert Mccormick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA,
    • ,
  • Todd Thompson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA,
    • ,
  • Scott Anfinson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA,
    • ,
  • Jacques Lasudry, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service D’Ophtalmogie, Limoges, France
    • ,
  • Daniel M. Albert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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