title: Bilateral optic pathway glioma with intracranial calcification: magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy findings.
abstract: Optic nerve glioma is the most common primary neoplasm of the optic nerve in childhood. It can extend intracranially along the optic pathway (optic pathway glioma). The lesion tends to present with decreased visual acuity in the affected eye, but can cause additional symptoms when it is large. Local involvement within the orbit can be characterized using CT, but MRI is superior in showing the intracranial extent of the lesion. Intracranial calcification in optic pathway glioma is rare. We present a rare case of optic pathway glioma with calcification in the intracranial component. Also, we describe MR spectroscopy (MRS) findings in this case.
authors.affiliation: MRI Department, Dr Balabhai Nanavati Hospital and Research Centre, S.V. Road, Vileparle (West), Mumbai 400 056, India.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Pungavkar
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lawande
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Patkar
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gadani
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020339:Optic Nerve Glioma / Q000175:diagnosis*