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Malignant optic glioma - the spectrum of disease in a case series

Traber, G L; Pangalu, A; Neumann, M; Costa, J; Weller, M; Huna-Baron, R; Landau, K (2015). Malignant optic glioma - the spectrum of disease in a case series. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 253(7):1187-1194.

Abstract

PURPOSE Malignant optic glioma of adulthood is a rare, invasive neoplasm of the anterior visual pathway with 66 cases reported in the literature. It presents as anaplastic astrocytoma (WHO grade III) or glioblastoma (WHO grade IV). The present case series covers the spectrum of disease manifestations, discusses neuroradiological findings, and reviews the current literature. METHODS Retrospective case series of five patients from three tertiary referral centers and literature review. RESULTS Visual loss with or without pain was the presenting symptom in all patients (two women, three men). Two patients were initially misdiagnosed as optic neuritis, and one patient as atypical non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). A neoplastic disease was suspected in the two remaining patients. MRI features were iso- to hypointensity on T1-weighted native images, contrast enhancement, and hyperintensity on T2-weighted images. Biopsy was generally diagnostic; however, one patient required two biopsies for diagnosis. The series includes an exceptional case of intraocular tumor extension and vitreous spread. The disease was lethal within one to two years in all patients. CONCLUSIONS Malignant optic glioma is a diagnostic challenge and remains a devastating and lethal disease. Advances in the understanding of tumor biology have yet failed to translate into effective treatment regimens.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Ophthalmology Clinic
04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Neurology
04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Neuroradiology
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Ophthalmology
Life Sciences > Sensory Systems
Life Sciences > Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Language:English
Date:26 May 2015
Deposited On:27 May 2015 14:18
Last Modified:13 Nov 2024 02:37
Publisher:Springer
ISSN:0721-832X
OA Status:Green
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-015-3045-8
PubMed ID:26004076
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