Publication: Pediatric primary optic nerve sheath meningioma
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2015-08-04
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1179142X
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Mahidol University
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International Medical Case Reports Journal. Vol.8, (2015), 159-163
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Kavin Vanikieti, Pisit Preechawat, Anuchit Poonyathalang Pediatric primary optic nerve sheath meningioma. International Medical Case Reports Journal. Vol.8, (2015), 159-163. doi:10.2147/IMCRJ.S82795 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/36354
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Pediatric primary optic nerve sheath meningioma
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© 2015 Vanikieti et al. Primary optic nerve sheath meningioma (PONSM) is extremely rare among children. We report two cases of pediatric PONSM. The first case was a 12-year-old boy who presented with gradual visual loss of his right eye and was found to be associated with neurofibromatosis type 2. The second case was a 10-year-old boy who presented with gradual proptosis of his left eye with normal visual acuity. Severe visual loss is a common clinical manifestation of pediatric PONSM. Although the visual acuity in the second case was normal, his vision rapidly deteriorated to 20/200. In both cases, the diagnosis of PONSM was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging, and a successful tumor growth control was achieved after stereotactic radiotherapy was implemented.