Retinoblastoma

A rare eye tumor disease representing the most common intraocular malignancy in children. It is a life threatening neoplasia but is potentially curable and it can be hereditary or non hereditary, unilateral or bilateral.

Myeloid leukemia

A leukemia that originates from a myeloid cell, that is the blood forming cells of the bone marrow.


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PMID (PMCID)
17805043
 FEMALE Infant
Secondary acute myeloid leukemia after etoposide therapy for retinoblastoma.
Weintraub M, Revel-Vilk S, Charit M, Aker M, Pe'er J, Peer J.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2007;29(9):646-8.
Most chemotherapy regimens used in retinoblastoma include etoposide, an epipodophyllotoxin associated with a risk of secondary myeloid leukemia.