Optic glioma associated with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.
A 6-year-old boy with decreased vision was found to have Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome with an associated glioma involving the intracranial optic nerves, chiasm, and optic tracts. The association of this syndrome with visceral and central nervous system neoplasms is discussed.
D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001506:Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000473:pathology; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed