TABLE 4.
Frequency of Self-Reported MRI or CT Scan Within the Past 5 Years in 1-Year Retinoblastoma Survivors by Hereditary Status
| MRI or CT scan | Hereditary no. (%) |
Nonhereditary no. (%) |
Chi-square P |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of MRI or CT scans | |||
| None | 271 (61.5) | 300 (76.0) | |
| 1 | 80 (18.1) | 55 (13.9) | |
| 2–4 | 61 (13.8) | 30 (7.6) | |
| ≥5 | 29 (6.6) | 10 (2.5) | <.001 |
| Reason scan was performed | |||
| Trauma* | 22 (12.9) | 27 (28.4) | |
| Surveillance† | 45 (26.5) | 8 (8.4) | |
| Staging‡ | 11 (6.5) | 2 (2.1) | |
| Evaluation of new symptoms§ | 66 (38.8) | 43 (45.3) | |
| Other | 26 (15.3) | 15 (15.8) | <.001 |
MRI indicates magnetic resonance imaging; CT, computed tomography.
Orthopedic injuries.
Screening of asymptomatic second cancer after retinoblastoma.
Staging of cancer.
Evaluation of headaches, migraines, kidney stones, etc.