A 12-year epidemiological review of retinoblastoma in Omani children

Rajiv Khandekar; Anuradha Ganesh; Jawad Al Lawati

doi:10.1080/09286580490514450

A 12-year epidemiological review of retinoblastoma in Omani children

Rajiv Khandekar^*, Anuradha Ganesh, Jawad Al Lawati

^*Corresponding author for this work

Ophthalmology

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Abstract

AIM: To describe the epidemiology of retinoblastoma (RB) in Omani children. METHOD: The National Cancer Registry, hospital records, and treatment abroad registers were reviewed to identify the characteristics of Omani children diagnosed with RB between 1990 and 2002. RESULTS: Twenty-nine children (12 male and 17 female) were diagnosed with RB. The age-adjusted incidence was 4.04/million/year in children

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	151-159
Number of pages	9
Journal	Ophthalmic Epidemiology
Volume	11
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09286580490514450
Publication status	Published - Jul 2004

Keywords

Oman
Pediatric ophthalmology
Retinoblastoma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ophthalmology
Epidemiology

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