Global Retinoblastoma Presentation and Analysis by National Income Level.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Early diagnosis of retinoblastoma, the most common intraocular cancer, can save both a child's life and vision. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that many children across the world are diagnosed late. To our knowledge, the clinical presentation of retinoblastoma has never been assessed on a global scale.

Objectives

To report the retinoblastoma stage at diagnosis in patients across the world during a single year, to investigate associations between clinical variables and national income level, and to investigate risk factors for advanced disease at diagnosis.

Design, setting, and participants

A total of 278 retinoblastoma treatment centers were recruited from June 2017 through December 2018 to participate in a cross-sectional analysis of treatment-naive

SUBMITTER: Global Retinoblastoma Study Group 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7047856 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature