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Optic nerve astrocytoma

MedGen UID:
235405
•Concept ID:
C1335114
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: astrocytic tumor of optic nerve; astrocytic tumour of optic nerve; astrocytoma (excluding glioblastoma) of cranial nerve II; Astrocytoma of Optic Nerve; astrocytoma of optic nerve; Astrocytoma of the Optic Nerve; astrocytoma of the optic nerve; cranial nerve II astrocytoma (excluding glioblastoma); Optic Nerve Astrocytoma; optic nerve astrocytoma; optic tract astrocytoma; optic tract astrocytoma (excluding glioblastoma)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003234

Definition

An astrocytoma occurring in the optic nerve. [from NCI]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOptic nerve astrocytoma

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PubMed

Diagnosis, Management, and New Therapeutic Options in Childhood Neurofibromatosis Type 2 and Related Forms.
Ruggieri M, Praticò AD, Evans DG
Semin Pediatr Neurol 2015 Dec;22(4):240-58. Epub 2015 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2015.10.008. PMID: 26706012
Intraocular astrocytoma and its differential diagnosis.
Pusateri A, Margo CE
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2014 Sep;138(9):1250-4. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2013-0448-RS. PMID: 25171711
Initial management of children with hypothalamic and thalamic tumors and the modifying role of neurofibromatosis-1.
Allen JC
Pediatr Neurosurg 2000 Mar;32(3):154-62. doi: 10.1159/000028922. PMID: 10867564

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Demographic and prognostic factors of optic nerve astrocytoma: a retrospective study of surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER).
Zhang M, Chen T, Zhong Y
BMC Cancer 2021 Aug 30;21(1):976. doi: 10.1186/s12885-021-08719-2. PMID: 34461852Free PMC Article
Spontaneous ("erosive") cerebrospinal rhinorrhea, with pneumococcal meningitis from anterior optic glioma. Case report.
Iraci G, Bertaggia A, Peserico L, Pardatscher K, Cadrobbi P, Fiore DL, Gerosa MA
J Neurosurg Sci 1984 Jan-Mar;28(1):3-8. PMID: 6470799

Diagnosis

Demographic and prognostic factors of optic nerve astrocytoma: a retrospective study of surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER).
Zhang M, Chen T, Zhong Y
BMC Cancer 2021 Aug 30;21(1):976. doi: 10.1186/s12885-021-08719-2. PMID: 34461852Free PMC Article
Optic nerve pilomyxoid astrocytoma in a patient with Noonan syndrome.
Nair S, Fort JA, Yachnis AT, Williams CA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2015 Jun;62(6):1084-6. Epub 2015 Jan 13 doi: 10.1002/pbc.25382. PMID: 25585602
Spontaneous ("erosive") cerebrospinal rhinorrhea, with pneumococcal meningitis from anterior optic glioma. Case report.
Iraci G, Bertaggia A, Peserico L, Pardatscher K, Cadrobbi P, Fiore DL, Gerosa MA
J Neurosurg Sci 1984 Jan-Mar;28(1):3-8. PMID: 6470799

Prognosis

Demographic and prognostic factors of optic nerve astrocytoma: a retrospective study of surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER).
Zhang M, Chen T, Zhong Y
BMC Cancer 2021 Aug 30;21(1):976. doi: 10.1186/s12885-021-08719-2. PMID: 34461852Free PMC Article
Spontaneous ("erosive") cerebrospinal rhinorrhea, with pneumococcal meningitis from anterior optic glioma. Case report.
Iraci G, Bertaggia A, Peserico L, Pardatscher K, Cadrobbi P, Fiore DL, Gerosa MA
J Neurosurg Sci 1984 Jan-Mar;28(1):3-8. PMID: 6470799

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