Optic nerve glioma treatment with fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy.

Abstract

In the current report, the authors present a case of optic nerve glioma treated with fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT). An 11-year-old girl was referred to our clinic with increasing proptosis over a 1-year period. At that time orbital MRI revealed a 20 × 17-mm mass in the right retroorbital lipomatous tissue, and FSRT was delivered to the tumor using the CyberKnife. During the 1.5-year follow-up, ophthalmological examinations did not indicate any treatment-related severe toxicity, and posttreatment MRI demonstrated marked regression of the lesion to 13 × 10 mm. Given the scarcity of reports on this subject, the authors support more extended studies of the CyberKnife for the effective treatment of this relatively common childhood tumor.

• Authors: Nuri Uslu, Ebru Karakaya, Aysen Dizman, Dincer Yegen, Yildiz Guney
• Journal: Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics (J Neurosurg Pediatr) Vol. 11 Issue 5 Pg. 596-9 (May 2013) ISSN: 1933-0715 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 23495806 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Child
• Dose Fractionation, Radiation
• Exophthalmos (etiology)
• Female
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Optic Nerve Glioma (complications, physiopathology, radiotherapy, surgery)
• Radiosurgery
• Treatment Outcome
• Visual Acuity