Key result
In an analysis of 287 cases of retinoblastoma, the incidence of the disease reached its peak between the ages of 1 and 4 years and became exceedingly rare after age 7.
Population
287 cases of retinoblastoma (157 males, 130 females)
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Supports age-specific vigilance in young children; leaves open mechanisms of rare later-onset cases.
Observational (n=287)
Retinoblastoma incidence peaks between ages 1 and 4 years, consistent with its origin as a congenital tumor from immature neural retinal elements.
A. Taktikos (1966) conducted an observational in Retinoblastoma (n=287). Histopathological features was evaluated. In an analysis of 287 cases of retinoblastoma, the incidence of the disease reached its peak between the ages of 1 and 4 years and became exceedingly rare after age 7.
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