Bilateral optic malignant astrocytoma in a 3 year old child with NFI

Abstract

We present a rare case of a 3 year old child with a fast-growing bilateral exophtalmus in the context of neurofibromatosis type 1. We analyze the particularities of the clinical and imagistic aspects of the case, and discuss them in the light of pathological diagnosis (malignant astrocytoma) and imagistic follow-up.

Keywords

• malignant astrocytoma
• neurofibromatosis type 1
• optic nerve
• optic chiasm