Retinoblastoma survival and enucleation outcomes in 41 countries from the African continent
Nearly one in every four children diagnosed with retinoblastoma in African participating centres succumb to retinoblastoma within 1 year. There is also high morbidity associated with the diagnosis as a large majority of patients require eye removal surgery. The outcome of disease in children with retinoblastoma in Africa is poor compared with other continents and requires prompt intervention by increasing efforts to improve survival and eye salvage outcomes.
Authors
- Ido Didi Fabian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0846-5131)
- Vera Adobea Essuman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8529-6362)
- Richard Bowman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5422-4104)
- Andrew W. Stacey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4441-6302)
- Thamanna Nishath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7847-8691)
- Allen Foster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2368-4436)
- David Steinberg
Institutions
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- University of Washington (US)
- Sheba Medical Center (IL)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (GH)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2024-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo-2023-324746
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Oncology and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.85