Second nonocular tumors in survivors of heritable retinoblastoma
G. T. Lueder, F. Judisch and T. W. O'Gorman
We reviewed the records of 50 patients with heritable retinoblastoma to
study the cause of death, if deceased, or the incidence of second nonocular
malignant neoplasms. The incidence of second tumors in these patients was
6% at ten years, 14% at 20 years, and 14% at 30 years. These findings are
lower than previously reported results. Pinealoma was the probable cause of
death in three of the five patients who died of second nonocular tumors.
