[An optic nerve glioma in a 4-month-old child]

J Fr Ophtalmol. 2008 Jun;31(6 Pt 1):618-21. doi: 10.1016/s0181-5512(08)75465-2.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The optic nerve glioma is a relatively rare pathology in children and only a few cases have been described in infants. This paper reports the symptoms of this exceptional case in a 4-month-old child and reviews the differential diagnoses at this age. Finally, we discuss the diagnosis and therapeutic possibilities.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Astrocytoma / complications
  • Astrocytoma / diagnosis*
  • Astrocytoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Astrocytoma / drug therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Exophthalmos / etiology
  • Glaucoma / congenital
  • Glaucoma / etiology
  • Hemangioma, Capillary / complications
  • Hemangioma, Capillary / congenital
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Meningioma / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / diagnosis
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / diagnosis
  • Nose Neoplasms / complications
  • Nose Neoplasms / congenital
  • Optic Nerve Glioma / complications
  • Optic Nerve Glioma / diagnosis*
  • Optic Nerve Glioma / diagnostic imaging
  • Optic Nerve Glioma / drug therapy
  • Skin Neoplasms / complications
  • Skin Neoplasms / congenital
  • Ultrasonography