Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of bilateral retinoblastoma in children of the national hospital edgardo rebagliati martins (hnerm), institute of neoplastic diseases and clinic oncosalud-auna, Lima-Peru 1999-2016

• Autores: Paredes Guerra, Gloria, Álvarez, Carolina, Flores, Claudio, Portugal, José, Tirado, Blanca, Serpa, Solón
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2018
• Institución: Universidad Ricardo Palma
• Repositorio: Revista URP - Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:oai.revistas.urp.edu.pe:article/1591
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.urp.edu.pe/index.php/RFMH/article/view/1591
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Retinoblastoma; Epidemiological factors; Diagnostic methods; Treatment

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the main epidemiological factors, methods of diagnosis and treatment of retinoblastoma in children of the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital. Methods: A retrospective and descriptive study, clinical histories were reviewed, 25 patients with bilateral retinoblastoma were obtained. Descriptive statistics were used for the presentation and analysis of the results. Results: Predominance in preschoolers and males, leucocoria more frequent sign. Conclusion: In addition to what was mentioned in the results, it is more common diagnosis in advanced stages, most received systemic chemotherapy, more than 50% also focal therapy and 44% preserved unilateral vision. Key words: Retinoblastoma; Epidemiological factors; Diagnostic methods; Treatment. (source: MeSH NLM) DOI:  10.25176/RFMH.v18.n3.1591