A study of children with retinoblastoma. Diagnosis is often delayed
Seregard, S.; Ek, U.; Preisler, G.; af Trampe, E.; Jacobson, L.; Oskar, K.; Illerståhl, I.; Kock, E.
Lakartidningen 93(12): 1133-1135
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-7205 PMID: 8649077 Document Number: 466605
Retinoblastoma is an uncommon but highly malignant ocular tumour of the early childhood. The delay in diagnosis following presentation at a health care facility was studied for 22 consecutive cases derived from the National Retinoblastoma Center in Sweden. Four of the children were regularly examined owing to a family history of retinoblastoma, but among the remaining 18 children the delay in diagnosis exceeded one month in five cases (including all children presenting with squint). However, there was no appreciable delay once appropriate fundus examination had been performed, thus stressing the need of early ophthalmological assessment in all cases of children manifesting signs consistent with retinoblastoma.