1 Review of Clinical Presentations of Retinoblastoma

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  • Chijioke Godson
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A retinoblastoma is a neuroblastoma. It is a rare eye tumor of childhood that arises in the retina and represents the most common intraocular malignancy of infancy and childhood -1. It may occur at any age-2, but most often it occurs in younger children, usually before the age of two years. Most affected children are diagnosed before the age of five years-1,3. Intraocular tumours may exhibit a variety of growth patterns and is commonly seen in advanced countries. Extraocular retinoblastoma is common in developing countries because of delay in diagnosis.-4,5.

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تاریخ انتشار 2012