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Case 5 - Optic Nerve Glioma

A 7 year-old girl presented with headaches and right visual loss.

Compare the Size of the Right vs Left Optic Nerves    Note the Gadolinium Enhancement   Note the Enlarged Right Optic Nerve on the Coronal Image

(Left) T1-weighted MRI axial image; (Middle) T1-weighted with gadolium axial MRI image; (Right) Coronal STIR image.  Note the large, well demarcated enlargement of the right optic nerve which slightly enhances with contrast. This is a low grade glioma of the optic nerve.


Revised 05/21/06.
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