Clinicopathological Presentation of Retinoblastoma in Ethiopia
Objective : To describe the clinical and histopathologic characteristics of retinoblastoma among Ethiopian patients.
Design: A hospital-based cross-sectional study.
Methods: All children newly diagnosed with retinoblastoma during the study period of May 2015 to December 2019, inclusive, who presented to a tertiary referral center during were included. Demographic, clinical and histologic characteristics were collected and descriptive statistics were done using SPSS Version 20.0 software.
Results: A total of 217 patients (unilateral 84.3%, bilateral 15.7%) were studied. The median age at presentation was 29 months (34 months ’ vs 19.5 months in unilateral and bilateral cases, respectively, p
Source: Ocular Oncology and Pathology - Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
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