Retinoblastoma and optic nerve enhancement in a brain magnetic resonance scan: is it always a metastasis? / Retinoblastoma y realce del nervio óptico en la resonancia magnética cerebral: ¿es siempre una metástasis?
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed)
; 93(5): 251-254, 2018 May.
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in En, Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29277434
ABSTRACT
CASE REPORT The case is presented on a girl with a unilateral retinoblastoma that required treatment with intra-arterial chemotherapy. In the nuclear magnetic resonance imaging of the brain performed 1 month after intra-arterial chemotherapy treatment, post-laminar optic nerve (ON) enhancement was observed, leading to the suspicion of an ON tumour infiltration. Additional examinations were requested by which a probable optic neuropathy was diagnosed. DISCUSSION:
The ON enhancement in magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in retinoblastoma generally corresponds to tumour invasion of the ON. However, other diagnostic alternatives associated with the use of new treatments, such as intra-arterial chemotherapy, should be considered.Key words
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Optic Nerve
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Retinoblastoma
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Retinal Neoplasms
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Optic Nerve Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
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Es
Journal:
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed)
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article