Incidence and geographic distribution of retinoblastoma in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Retinoblastoma is the most frequent intraocular malignancy of the eye in children, occurring in early childhood. Based on global estimates, Ethiopia is expected to observe over 200 new retinoblastoma cases per year, however without a cancer registry, this number is difficult to confirm. Therefore, the goal of the study was to determine the incidence and geographic distribution of retinoblastoma in Ethiopia.

Methods

A retrospective medical chart review of clinically diagnosed new retinoblastoma patients between January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2020, in four public Ethiopian tertiary hospitals was performed. The incidence of retinoblastoma was calculated by a birth-cohort analysis.

Results

There were 221 retinoblastoma patients observed in the study period. T

SUBMITTER: Sherief ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10203669 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature