This retrospective review reports on the management and outcomes of retinoblastoma in children treated at Children’s Hospital Westmead (CHW), Sydney. Results were compared to those of a previous retrospective review of RB cases presenting between 1974 and 2005 at the same centre, which was published in this journal. A retrospective review of all cases of retinoblastoma presenting to the Children’s Hospital Westmead Medical between 2008 and 2018 was conducted. 67 patients were included in the study with a mean age at presentation of 23.5-months and 9.2-months for unilateral and bilateral disease respectively. All patients in our cohort were offered genetic testing. The rate of germline RB1 mutation in our cohort was 29% for unilateral disease and 86% for bilateral disease. Mean follow-up period was 48 months. Globe salvage rates in patients with bilateral disease was 57%, compared to the previous study which was 47%. The most common treatment-related ocular complication was strabismus. Our cohort had only one patient develop metastatic disease and one patient who presented with trilateral disease, which was a case of delayed presentation and was the only mortality in the study. Morbidity and mortality rates in our cohort are on par with other tertiary centres internationally. There has been a significant improvement in globe salvage rate with our current management protocol. As intra-arterial chemotherapy is implemented into the treatment regime at CHW, these results will provide a benchmark to ensure that the excellent standards of care and outcomes are maintained.
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Retinoblastoma, Chemotherapy, Enucleation
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