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

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal francais d'ophtalmologie 2008-06, Vol.31 (6 Pt 1), p.618
Hauptverfasser:	Viennet, A, Nezzar, H, Bonnin, N, Sinardet, D, Campagne, D, Demeocq, F, Kemeny, J L, Bacin, F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	fre
Schlagworte:	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
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1773-0597
DOI:	10.1016/S0181-5512(08)75465-2