Choroidal Nevus Features Associated with Subspecialty Referral.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify choroidal nevus features associated with referral to a retina or ocular oncology subspecialist.

Design

Population-based retrospective cohort study.

Subjects

Patients diagnosed with choroidal nevus.

Methods

Population-based retrospective cohort study of residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, with an incident diagnosis of choroidal nevus from January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2015 using the Rochester Epidemiology Project, a medical record linkage system. Tumor features and patient demographics associated with referral to a retina or ocular oncology subspecialist were assessed. Wilcoxon rank sum test, chi-square test, and Fisher exact test were used for statistical analysis.

Main outcome measures

Tumor features and patient demographics

SUBMITTER: Qureshi MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10823039 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature