LATE-ONSET BILATERAL RETINOBLASTOMA: LITERATURE REVIEW
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Retinoblastoma, Childhood, Diagnosis.Abstract
This article aims to scan the current medical literature on the issues surrounding retinoblastoma, as although it is the most common ocular tumor in childhood, retinoblastoma can be diagnosed late, given its less specific signs and symptoms. In situations where the ocular examination is not performed correctly and other diagnostic work-up strategies are questionable, patients may be subjected to incorrect treatments. The most suggestive signs of the disease may not be present during medical evaluation. Delay in diagnosis of more than 6 months is associated with mortality of approximately 70%. Among the propaedeutic exams is fundoscopy, which allows a more accurate diagnosis in the face of suspicion and helps in monitoring the patient. This examination must be carried out monthly in the first year after the end of treatment, and quarterly thereafter. Additional imaging techniques are also important in the search for an assertive diagnosis and for the correct staging of the disease.
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Copyright (c) 2024 Manuela Souza Silva Corrêa, Julia Moraes Paes, Michelly de Oliveira Chagas dá Costa, Ananda Cordeiro Vieira , Larissa Rêgo Cipriano , Wellington dos Santos Madeira, Ingrid Gomes Alencar , Raphael Berenger Crespo , Denis Rocha Miranda , João Antônio dos Santos Filho, keliane Almeida Neres , Gabriel Barreto Perez, Andrezza Fagundes Soares , Roberta Cristiane Oliveira da Silva, Letícia Ferreira Saggese , Christian Fricks Hernandes , Jucilaine Ferreira Correia , Eduarda Ozório Nunes Nogueira Linhares , Mariana Alvarenga da Silva Azevedo
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