Emergence of optic pathway gliomas in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 after normal neuroimaging results.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the appearance of gliomas of the optic nerve or chiasm in four young children with neurofibromatosis type 1 whose previous neuroimaging studies showed no abnormalities; the age range of the children was 1 year 8 months to 5 years 9 months at the time the tumors were detected. Normal neuroimaging findings in an infant or young child with neurofibromatosis type 1 does not provide assurance that the optic nerves and chiasm will remain healthy.
Medical subject headings
- Cranial Nerve Neoplasms
- Neoplasms, Second Primary
- Neurilemmoma
- Neurofibromatosis 1
- Optic Chiasm
- Optic Nerve Diseases