title: Pinealoblastoma metastatic to the optic nerve.
abstract: We report a 10-year-old white girl who developed a pinealoblastoma 2 years before presenting to us with metastatic spread to the left optic nerve. She was treated for the original tumor with irradiation and chemotherapy. She presented to us with decreased vision in the left eye, unilateral disk edema, and diffuse left optic nerve swelling without increased intracranial pressure. Biopsy of the posterior optic nerve sheath was required for diagnosis. Vision was lost in the left eye, but the optic nerve swelling diminished after chemotherapy and additional radiation therapy.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.
authors: R W
authors: RW
authors: Hertle
authors: R M
authors: RM
authors: Robb
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002648:Child; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014792:Visual Acuity