title: Retinoblastoma tells the story of our health care system.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review cases of retinoblastoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Department of Pathology Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-three specimens from cases of retinoblastoma received over a period of eight years were routinely processes and stained with haematoxylin and Eosin stain. Other stains were used for tuberculoses and melanin. Immunochemistry was resorted to in undifferentiated tumors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Over 60% cases of retinoblastoma were diagnosed after 5 years and nine cases showed involvement of optinerve.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Late diagnosis of retinoblastoma effects the stage of the tumors and the prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Soomro
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muzaffar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kayani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pervez
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hussainy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hasan
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan; D011379:Prognosis; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors