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Childhood optic nerve glioma

MedGen UID:
124487
•Concept ID:
C0278653
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Childhood Visual Pathway Glioma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003932

Definition

A glioma that arises from the visual pathway and occurs during childhood. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Current treatment of optic nerve gliomas.
Farazdaghi MK, Katowitz WR, Avery RA
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2019 Sep;30(5):356-363. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000587. PMID: 31246635Free PMC Article
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1): diagnosis and management.
Ferner RE, Gutmann DH
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;115:939-55. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52902-2.00053-9. PMID: 23931823
Diagnosis and management of optic nerve glioma.
Shapey J, Danesh-Meyer HV, Kaye AH
J Clin Neurosci 2011 Dec;18(12):1585-91. Epub 2011 Nov 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.09.003. PMID: 22071462

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Etiology

Childhood Optic Nerve Glioma: Vision Loss Due to Biopsy.
Revere KE, Katowitz WR, Katowitz JA, Rorke-Adams L, Fisher MJ, Liu GT
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 May/Jun;33(3S Suppl 1):S107-S109. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000687. PMID: 27046034
Long-term outcome of centrally located low-grade glioma in children.
Terashima K, Chow K, Jones J, Ahern C, Jo E, Ellezam B, Paulino AC, Okcu MF, Su J, Adesina A, Mahajan A, Dauser R, Whitehead W, Lau C, Chintagumpala M
Cancer 2013 Jul 15;119(14):2630-8. Epub 2013 Apr 26 doi: 10.1002/cncr.28110. PMID: 23625612

Diagnosis

Childhood Optic Nerve Glioma: Vision Loss Due to Biopsy.
Revere KE, Katowitz WR, Katowitz JA, Rorke-Adams L, Fisher MJ, Liu GT
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 May/Jun;33(3S Suppl 1):S107-S109. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000687. PMID: 27046034
Long-term outcome of centrally located low-grade glioma in children.
Terashima K, Chow K, Jones J, Ahern C, Jo E, Ellezam B, Paulino AC, Okcu MF, Su J, Adesina A, Mahajan A, Dauser R, Whitehead W, Lau C, Chintagumpala M
Cancer 2013 Jul 15;119(14):2630-8. Epub 2013 Apr 26 doi: 10.1002/cncr.28110. PMID: 23625612

Therapy

Childhood Optic Nerve Glioma: Vision Loss Due to Biopsy.
Revere KE, Katowitz WR, Katowitz JA, Rorke-Adams L, Fisher MJ, Liu GT
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 May/Jun;33(3S Suppl 1):S107-S109. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000687. PMID: 27046034

Prognosis

Childhood Optic Nerve Glioma: Vision Loss Due to Biopsy.
Revere KE, Katowitz WR, Katowitz JA, Rorke-Adams L, Fisher MJ, Liu GT
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 May/Jun;33(3S Suppl 1):S107-S109. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000687. PMID: 27046034

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