Indications for eye removal over a 13-year period at an ophthalmology referral
            center in São Paulo, Brazil

Hime, Bernardo; Isenberg, Jordan; Rocha, Gustavo; Lowen, Márcia Serva; Morales, Melina Correia; Fernandes, Bruno F.; Belfort, Rubens

doi:10.5935/0004-2749.20170054

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“…(4) Although rare, these conditions can lead to an obscure prognosis, representing more than half of the causes of eye removal in an ophthalmology reference center in São Paulo (SP). (5) Furthermore, these tumors can progress to the death of patients, especially if the diagnosis and treatment are postponed. (6) In this context, in Brazil, from 1980 to 2002, there were 1,110 deaths from malignant ocular neoplasms among children up to 14 years old, which represented an age-adjusted mortality rate in 2002 of 0.08/100,000 in girls and 0.11/100,000 in boys.…”

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Analysis of the mortality by eye cancer from 2010 to 2019 in Brazil

Barbosa¹,

Feitosa²,

Moura³

et al. 2022

Revista Brasileira De Oftalmologia

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Objective: To assess the deaths caused by eye cancer from 2010 to 2019 in Brazil.Methods: Data were selected from SUS' Computer Department platform at the Ministry of Health , including death certificates, from 2010 to 2019, from all Brazilian states and the Federal District, filtering the codes C69.0 to C69.9 as the cause of death, according to the International Classification of Diseases,Tenth Revision.Results:There were 1,859 deaths from malignant neoplasm of eye and adnexa (C69), in Brazil, from 2010 to 2019, affecting 1,062 (57.1%) men. The site of neoplasm was unspecified (C69.9) in 719 cases, representing the most frequent etiology in the C69 group (38.67%). The malignant neoplasm of the orbit (C69.6) was the second most common cause of death (22.59%), followed by malignant neoplasm of retina (C69.2) (14.73%). Conclusion:The number of deaths due to malignant neoplasm of eye and adnexa slightly increased through the years of 2010 to 2019, in Brazil. RESUMOObjetivo: Avaliar os óbitos causados por câncer ocular durante os anos de 2010 a 2019 no Brasil.Métodos: Os dados foram selecionados na plataforma do Departamento de Informática do SUS do Ministério da Saúde, incluindo declarações de óbito, durante os anos de 2010 a 2019, de todos os estados brasileiros e do Distrito Federal, filtrando os códigos C69.0 a C69.9 como causa básica de óbito, de acordo com a Classificação Internacional de Doenças e Problemas Relacionados à Saúde -10ª Revisão.Resultados: Houve 1.859 óbitos por neoplasia maligna de olho e anexos (C69), no Brasil, no período de 2010 a 2019, acometendo 1.062 (57,1%) homens. O sítio da neoplasia não foi especificado (C69.9) em 719 casos, representando a etiologia mais frequente no grupo C69 (38,67%). A neoplasia maligna da órbita (C69.6) foi a segunda causa mais comum de óbito (22,59%), seguida pela neoplasia maligna da retina (C69.2) (14,73%).Conclusão: O número de óbitos por neoplasia maligna de olho e anexos aumentou discretamente ao longo dos anos de 2010 a 2019, no Brasil.

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