Jefferson's Treatment of Infants Diagnosed with Retinoblastoma Highlighted in The Philadelphia Inquirer
Five-month-old Jefferson patient Tyler Sanzone became one of about 300 children annually diagnosed in the United States with retinoblastoma.
A Philadelphia Inquirer article highlights Tyler's treatment at Jefferson and the Wills Eye Institute where ocular oncologist and retinoblastoma expert Dr. Carol Shields suggested a novel option: squirting chemotherapy directly into the eye through the tiny ophthalmic artery.
Learn more by reading "Chemosurgery goes directly to tumor."
Publication: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Published: 7/24/2011