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Retinoblastoma in Iraqi children : the experience of children welfare teaching hospital
Other Title(s)
سرطان شبكية العين عند الاطفال العراقيين : تجربة مستشفى حماية الأطفال التعليمي
Joint Authors
al-Jumayli, Rasim Muhammad
Kazim, Arij Imad
al-Jadiri, Mazin F.
al-Haddad, Salma A.
Source
Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad
Issue
Vol. 61, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2019), pp.50-55, 6 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad Faculty of Medicine
Publication Date
2019-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background: Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular tumor affecting young children.
Objectives: To review the clinical presentation and treatment outcome of retinoblastoma in children treated at the Children Welfare Teaching Hospital, Baghdad.
Patients and Methods: A review of 32 children with retinoblastoma, diagnosed and treated at the Oncology Unit, Children Welfare Teaching Hospital, Medical City, Baghdad from 1999 to 2006.
Results: Among 32 patients, 56.25% were males and 43.75% were females with a median age of 34.5 months.
Unilateral disease was observed in 19 patients.
Leukocoria was the most common presenting feature.
Advanced stages were predominant in half of the patients.
Chemotherapy following eye enucleation was the mainstay of treatment.
The disease-free survival was 23.33% while the mortality rate was 26.67%.
Conclusions: This single center study reported a poor outcome and a low disease-free survival due to high frequency of advanced stages and abandoning treatment by the parents
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Jumayli, Rasim Muhammad& al-Haddad, Salma A.& al-Jadiri, Mazin F.& Kazim, Arij Imad. 2019. Retinoblastoma in Iraqi children : the experience of children welfare teaching hospital. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad،Vol. 61, no. 2, pp.50-55.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Jumayli, Rasim Muhammad…[et al.]. Retinoblastoma in Iraqi children : the experience of children welfare teaching hospital. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad Vol. 61, no. 2 (2019), pp.50-55.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Jumayli, Rasim Muhammad& al-Haddad, Salma A.& al-Jadiri, Mazin F.& Kazim, Arij Imad. Retinoblastoma in Iraqi children : the experience of children welfare teaching hospital. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad. 2019. Vol. 61, no. 2, pp.50-55.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-956585
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 53-54
Record ID
BIM-956585