Eye Tumors in Childhood as First Sign of Tumor Predisposition Syndromes: Insights from an Observational Study Conducted in Germany and Austria

Eye Tumors in Childhood as First Sign of Tumor Predisposition Syndromes: Insights from an Observational Study Conducted in Germany and Austria

Retinoblastoma and other eye tumors in childhood are rare diseases. Many eye tumors are the first signs of a genetic tumor predisposition syndrome and the affected children carry a higher risk of developing other cancers later in life. Clinical and genetic data of all children with eye tumors diagno...

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Main Authors: Madlen Reschke, Eva Biewald, Leo Bronstein, Ines B. Brecht, Sabine Dittner-Moormann, Frank Driever, Martin Ebinger, Gudrun Fleischhack, Desiree Grabow, Dirk Geismar, Sophia Göricke, Maja Guberina, Claudia H. D. Le Guin, Tobias Kiefer, Christian P. Kratz, Klaus Metz, Bert Müller, Tatsiana Ryl, Marc Schlamann, Sabrina Schlüter, Stefan Schönberger, Johannes H. Schulte, Selma Sirin, Daniela Süsskind, Beate Timmermann, Saskia Ting, Werner Wackernagel, Regina Wieland, Martin Zenker, Michael Zeschnigk, Dirk Reinhardt, Angelika Eggert, Petra Ritter-Sovinz, Dietmar R. Lohmann, Norbert Bornfeld, Nikolaos Bechrakis, Petra Ketteler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
retinoblastoma
uveal melanoma
retinal astrocytoma
ciliary body medulloepithelioma
genetic counseling
DICER1 syndrome
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/8/1876

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