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Descriptor English:   Optic Nerve Glioma 
Descriptor Spanish:   Glioma del Nervio Óptico 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Glioma do Nervo Óptico 
Synonyms English:   Astrocytoma, Malignant, Optic Nerve
Glioma, Optic Nerve
Malignant Astrocytoma, Optic Nerve  
Tree Number:   C04.557.465.625.600.380.080.667
C04.557.465.625.600.380.795
C04.557.470.670.380.080.667
C04.557.470.670.380.795
C04.557.580.625.600.380.080.667
C04.557.580.625.600.380.795
C04.588.614.300.600.600
C04.588.614.596.240.240.500
C10.292.225.800.500
C10.292.700.500.500
C10.551.360.500.500
C11.640.544.500
Definition English:   Glial cell derived tumors arising from the optic nerve, usually presenting in childhood. Roughly 50% are associated with NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1. Clinical manifestations include decreased visual acuity; EXOPHTHALMOS; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; STRABISMUS; pallor or swelling of the optic disc; and INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION. The tumor may extend into the optic chiasm and hypothalamus. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p681) 
History Note English:   2000 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BS blood supply BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced
CH chemistry CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SC secondary
SE secretion SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UL ultrastructure UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   34177 
Unique Identifier:   D020339 

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