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optic glioma

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optic glioma,
a slow-growing tumor on the optic nerve or in the chiasm, composed of glial cells. Symptoms may include loss of vision, secondary strabismus, exophthalmos, and ocular paralysis.
optic glioma
Neuropathology An astrocytoma arising in the optic nerve, which is associated with neurofibromatosis, type 1 Clinical Invasion and destruction of optic nerve tissue, loss of vision
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The disease can manifest as one of several types of lesions, including cafe au lair spots, cutaneous tumors, plexiform lesions, axillary freckling, Lisch nodules of the iris, optic gliomas, and bony abnormalities.
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