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. 2023 Sep 4;21:226. doi: 10.1186/s12964-023-01223-z

Table 1.

Tabular representation of the Reese Ellsworth’s Classification of Retinoblastoma

Groups Likelihood of salvage Features used to classify the tumour
I Highly favourable 1a: Solid, solitary tumour that is less than 4-disc diameter in size and is present behind the equator or at the equator.
1b: Multiple tumours with the largest of them not exceeding 4-disc diameters in size present behind or at the equator.
II Favourable 2a: Solitary tumour behind or at the equator ranging between 4–10-disc diameters in size.
2b: Multiple tumours ranging between 4–10-disc diameters in size behind the equator.
III Doubtful 3a: Tumour is anterior to the equator of the eye.
3b: Single tumour that is larger than 10-disc diameters behind the equator.
IV Unfavourable 4a: Multiple tumours with some being larger than 4-disc-diameters in size.
4b: Tumour extending past the ora serrata of the eye
V Highly unfavourable 5a: Tumour large enough to involve more than half of the retina.
5b: Vitreous seeding