Postoperative regression of opticochiasmatic astrocytoma: a case for expectant therapy.
After incisional biopsy, an opticochiasmatic astrocytoma in a 2-year-old child with neurofibromatosis was seen to regress by computed tomographic scanning. This case illustrates the need for expectant therapy in this entity.
D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed