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Malignant Astrocytoma of the Optic Nerve in a Child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Janice R. Safneck ,
Lee B. Napier  and
William C. Halliday
Janice R. Safneck*
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, Ophthalmology
Lee B. Napier
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba and Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg
William C. Halliday
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, Ophthalmology
*
Department of Pathology, Health Sciences Centre, MS-459A, 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3A 1R9
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Malignant gliomas of optic nerve and chiasm are rare, rapidly fatal neoplasms of adulthood. This report documents the occurrence of a malignant astrocytoma of the optic nerve in an 11-year-old boy who 9 years previously had a cerebellar medulloblastoma treated with surgery and irradiation. This malignant optic nerve glioma followed the same aggressive clinical course as that seen in adults, with death 9 months after diagnosis despite surgery and chemotherapy: Radiation may have been an important factor in the development of this malignant tumor which is almost never seen in the pediatric age group.

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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , November 1992 , pp. 498 - 503
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1992

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