XXXX --a clinico-pathological study in Ilorin, Nigeria.

@entity5 @entity1 @entity39 @entity995
@entity995 is the commonest childhood primary @entity5 that is often characterized by spontaneous regression. They display photoreceptor differentiation. This study provides the clinical presentations and histological profiles of @entity995 in Ilorin, Kwara-State, in the North Central geo-political zone of Nigeria. A retrospective study of clinically and histologically verified @entity995 at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara-State, Nigeria from January 1989 to December 2000 was undertaken. The clinical and histological features were analyzed using the @entity1 's case folder and surgical pathology records. There were 20 @entity1 , 9 males and 11 females (M:F ratio 1: 1.2), age range from 5 (1/2) months to 6 years with 23 @entity5 histologically confirmed @entity995 during the study period. Proptosis with chemosis was the most common clinical presentation (84.6 %). Bilaterality was 15 % in this study. Enucleation and Exenteration combined with chemotherapy were offered to 15 (75 %) and 5 (25 %) @entity1 respectively. A poorly differentiated type with extensive areas of @entity5 @entity39 was the commonest histological pattern. Thirteen (65 %) of the @entity1 died before completing the course of chemotherapy.
