Pilocytic astrocytoma with anaplasia arising from the optic chiasm in a very elderly patient

Neurology. 2017 Oct 24;89(17):1840. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004575.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anaplasia / etiology
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / therapeutic use
  • Astrocytoma / complications*
  • Astrocytoma / drug therapy
  • Astrocytoma / pathology*
  • Astrocytoma / radiotherapy
  • Dacarbazine / analogs & derivatives
  • Dacarbazine / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Optic Chiasm / diagnostic imaging
  • Optic Chiasm / pathology*
  • Optic Nerve Neoplasms / complications*
  • Optic Nerve Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Optic Nerve Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Optic Nerve Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Sensation Disorders / diagnostic imaging
  • Sensation Disorders / etiology
  • Temozolomide
  • Visual Acuity / physiology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
  • Dacarbazine
  • Temozolomide