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- Title
Combined association of massive choroidal and optic nerve invasion as a prognostic relevance in primary retinoblastoma: A 10‐year study.
- Authors
Kashyap, Seema; Singh, Lata; Kumar, Nikhil; Singh, Mithalesh Kumar; Pushker, Neelam; Bakhshi, Sameer; Sen, Seema; Lomi, Neiwete; Meel, Rachna; Chawla, Bhavna
- Abstract
Purpose: To determine the significance of both massive choroidal invasion and optic nerve invasion (retrolaminar [(RL]+cut end [CE]) as a criterion for classifying high metastatic potential retinoblastoma and their relationship with other known histopathological high‐risk features. Methods: A retrospective review of 650 eyes diagnosed as retinoblastoma over a 10‐year period. In our study, there is male predominance and a higher percentage of the poorly differentiated tumors. The age of most of the patients ranges from 1 month to 8 years with a median age of 2 years. Results: There were 24% of eyes with massive choroidal invasion and 18% of eyes with optic nerve invasion up to the cut end. On performing Cox‐proportional hazard analysis, it was found that massive choroidal invasion in association with optic nerve invasion up to the cut end was an independent prognostic parameter. On Kaplan‐Meier analysis, overall survival had reduced in patients having both massive choroidal invasion and an optic nerve cut end invasion along with orbital invasion (P <.05). Conclusion: The presence of massive choroidal invasion in association with optic nerve cut end invasion (RL+CE) could be used as a better prognostic predictor in assessing retinoblastoma patients with high metastatic potential and need to be kept for longer follow up.
- Subjects
OPTIC nerve; RETINOBLASTOMA; NERVE endings; CHOROID diseases
- Publication
Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2021, Vol 17, Issue 2, pe100
- ISSN
1743-7555
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ajco.13348