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Clinical presentation of intraocular retinoblastoma; 5-year hospital-based registry in Egypt
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نویسنده
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zomor h.e. ,nour r. ,alieldin a. ,taha h. ,montasr m.m. ,moussa e. ,nadi e.e. ,ezzat s. ,alfaar a.s.
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منبع
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journal of the egyptian national cancer institute - 2015 - دوره : 27 - شماره : 4 - صفحه:195 -203
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چکیده
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Purpose: to study the presenting signs of retinoblastoma in egypt at egypt's main pediatric oncology referral center. methods: this is a prospective descriptive study (hospital-based registry) conducted at children's cancer hospital egypt between july 2007 and december 2012. results: out of 262 patients diagnosed with retinoblastoma,244 were suffering from intra-ocular disease at presentation. one hundred thirty-nine (57%) patients presented with unilateral disease,while 105 (43%) suffered bilateral disease. the mean age at presentation was 20.6 ± 17 months,averaging 18.87. ± 11.76 months for bilateral and 25.72 ± 18.78 months for unilateral disease. the most common clinical presentation was leukocoria in 180 (73.8%) patients,strabismus in 32 (13.1%) patients and decreased visual acuity in 12 (4.9%) patients. group d and e disease represented 62% of all affected eyes. patients with advanced disease (group c-e) had longer duration of symptoms. conclusion: in egypt,retinoblastoma patients present more frequently with advanced disease. there is an ever-increasing need to develop a national team dedicated to studying disease significance and formulating a national awareness program. © 2015 the authors.
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کلیدواژه
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Developing countries; Egypt; Incidence; Retinoblastoma
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آدرس
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children's cancer hospital egypt,cairo,egypt,egyptian national cancer institute,cairo university, Egypt, children's cancer hospital egypt, Egypt, children's cancer hospital egypt,cairo,egypt,research institute of ophthalmology, Egypt, children's cancer hospital egypt,cairo,egypt,egyptian national cancer institute,cairo university, Egypt, children's cancer hospital egypt,cairo,egypt, Egypt, children's cancer hospital egypt,cairo,egypt,faculty of medicine,menofeyia university, Egypt, children's cancer hospital egypt,cairo,egypt,beni sweif university medical school, Egypt, national liver institute,menofeyia university, Egypt, children's cancer hospital egypt,cairo,egypt,cairo university school of medicine, Egypt
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