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Childhood optic tract astrocytoma

MedGen UID:
232072
•Concept ID:
C1333014
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: childhood optic tract astrocytoma; Childhood Visual Pathway Astrocytoma; childhood visual pathway astrocytoma; optic tract astrocytoma of childhood; paediatric optic tract astrocytoma; paediatric visual pathway astrocytoma; pediatric optic tract astrocytoma; Pediatric Visual Pathway Astrocytoma; pediatric visual pathway astrocytoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003931

Definition

An astrocytoma that arises from the visual pathway and occurs during childhood. [from NCI]

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Etiology

Recent advances in optic nerve glioma with a focus on the young patient.
Walker D
Curr Opin Neurol 2003 Dec;16(6):657-64. doi: 10.1097/01.wco.0000102628.38669.14. PMID: 14624073
Optic chiasm astrocytomas of childhood. 1. Long-term follow-up.
Medlock MD, Madsen JR, Barnes PD, Anthony DS, Cohen LE, Scott RM
Pediatr Neurosurg 1997 Sep;27(3):121-8. doi: 10.1159/000121239. PMID: 9548522

Diagnosis

Optic pathway glioma of childhood.
Rasool N, Odel JG, Kazim M
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2017 May;28(3):289-295. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000370. PMID: 28257299
Recent advances in optic nerve glioma with a focus on the young patient.
Walker D
Curr Opin Neurol 2003 Dec;16(6):657-64. doi: 10.1097/01.wco.0000102628.38669.14. PMID: 14624073
Optic chiasm astrocytomas of childhood. 1. Long-term follow-up.
Medlock MD, Madsen JR, Barnes PD, Anthony DS, Cohen LE, Scott RM
Pediatr Neurosurg 1997 Sep;27(3):121-8. doi: 10.1159/000121239. PMID: 9548522

Prognosis

Optic pathway glioma of childhood.
Rasool N, Odel JG, Kazim M
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2017 May;28(3):289-295. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000370. PMID: 28257299
Recent advances in optic nerve glioma with a focus on the young patient.
Walker D
Curr Opin Neurol 2003 Dec;16(6):657-64. doi: 10.1097/01.wco.0000102628.38669.14. PMID: 14624073
Optic chiasm astrocytomas of childhood. 1. Long-term follow-up.
Medlock MD, Madsen JR, Barnes PD, Anthony DS, Cohen LE, Scott RM
Pediatr Neurosurg 1997 Sep;27(3):121-8. doi: 10.1159/000121239. PMID: 9548522

Clinical prediction guides

Recent advances in optic nerve glioma with a focus on the young patient.
Walker D
Curr Opin Neurol 2003 Dec;16(6):657-64. doi: 10.1097/01.wco.0000102628.38669.14. PMID: 14624073

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