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Retinoblastoma (RB) in Saudi Arabia- Retrospective Comparative Review of a Registry

Journal: Open Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health (Vol.1, No. 1)

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Page : 015-020

Keywords : Tumors; Retinoblastoma; Laser; Consanguinity; Children; Saudi Arabia;

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Abstract

Purpose: Published data regarding retinoblastoma in Saudi Arabia (KSA) is sparse. The study will present comparison of clinical and pathologic features, and evolving patterns of the treatment during 1983-1997 (Early group=EG) to 1998-2012 (Late group=LG) periods from an RB registry representing all Rb cases in KSA. Methods: This health record review was conducted in 2014. From the RB registry, information about gender, age, clinical features and stage at presentation; laterality, regional distribution, history, co-morbid diseases, pathologic features, surgical treatment modality and treatment outcomes were collected.

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