Anatomo-Clinical Aspects of Retinoblastoma: A Series of 144 Cases.

Authors :: Da Silva FN
Kora LX
Elongo T
El Kebir A
El Maaloum L
Bennani-Guebessi N
Allali B
El Kettani A
Karkouri M
Source :: Cureus [Cureus] 2022 May 27; Vol. 14 (5), pp. e25422. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 27 (Print Publication: 2022).
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common intraocular primary malignancy for infants and young children. The tumor is bilateral in 40% of cases and unilateral in 60% of cases. The hereditary form is due to a germinal mutation in the RB1 tumor suppressor gene. In developed countries, patients treated for RB have excellent survival, but unfortunately in developing countries delays in diagnosis and lack of human and financial resources are responsible for deaths. We conducted a retrospective study of 144 cases of RB in order to evaluate the clinico-pathological aspect of RB for the national reference center of RB in Morocco. Our study highlighted the indispensable collaboration between the clinician and the pathologist. Besides the diagnostic confirmation, the anatomopathological study gives us information on histopronostic risk factors to guide the treatment.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.<br /> (Copyright © 2022, Da Silva et al.)