title: [Epidemiologic aspects of retinoblastoma in a tropical region].
abstract: The authors are publishing the epidemiologic aspects of retinoblastoma in a cameroonian area. The study is prospective and is carried out in the eye clinic of CHU over a period of 7(1/2) years. We include all patients diagnosed and confirmed histologically after enucleations to have retinoblastoma. The frequency of retinoblastoma is 0.83% per 10000 consultations. The sex ratio is 1/6 (two boys and 12 girls) ans the mean age of patients on first consultation (visit) is 38 months (between 3 months and 6 years 7 months). 85.55% of the retinoblastomas are sporadic and the disease is lethal in 78.57% of cases.
authors.affiliation: Départment d'Ophtalmologie, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales, Yaoundé-Cameroun.
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Moukouri
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mc Moli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mba
mesh_terms: D002163:Cameroon; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Les aspects epidémiologiques du rétinoblastome en milieu tropical.