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Retinoblastoma

Background

Retinoblastoma is a malignant tumour which develops at the back of the eye. It originates in the cells of the retina, the light sensitive lining of the eye.

It affects babies and young children and is very rare after the age of five years. Retinoblastoma may be unilateral (affecting one eye) or bilateral (both eyes involved). The unilateral form is more common and accounts for approximately sixty per cent of all cases.

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Medical text written October 2001 by Dr J Kingston. Last updated December 2005 by Dr J Kingston, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.

 

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