Characteristics of Eye Tumor in Children Diagnosed at the National Eye Center Cicendo Eye Hospital
Abstract: Eye tumors are
commonly found and fatal among pediatric patients. The immediacy of management
depends on the diagnosis, and is increased when the patient’s characteristics
are known. This study aims to describe the characteristics of pediatric
patients diagnosed with eye tumors.
Methods: This is a descriptive retrospective study using secondary data
involving 102 medical records of pediatric patients diagnosed with eye tumors
in the National Eye Center Cicendo Eye Hospital Bandung in the period from
January 2013 to December 2014.
Results: The characteristics of 102 subjects: 54 (52.9%) were female, 59
(57.8%) were 1 to 4 years old, and 79 (77.5%) were from West Java. The
characteristics of the tumors: 42 (41.2%) presented with a chief complaint of
leukocoria, 73 (71.6%) were malignant, 68 (66.7%) were retinal, and the most
common management was surgery (64.7%). The most common malignant tumor was
retinoblastoma (93.2%) while the most common benign tumor was dermoid cyst
(31%).
Conclusion: Patients were frequently 1–4 years old and the most common
diagnosis were retinoblastoma and dermoid cyst.
Keywords: Characteristics,
children, eye tumors
Penulis: Pieter Juanarta,
Mohamad Rinaldi Dahlan, Andri Rezano
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg170072
