Aguilar Moliner I, Costa Orvay JA, Juma K, Costa Clara JM, Cruz Martínez O, Pou Fernández J. Astrocitoma de vías ópticas: una causa infrecuente de retraso ponderal en el lactante.
An Pediatr (Barc) 2007;
66:622-4. [PMID:
17583627 DOI:
10.1157/13107400]
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Abstract
Failure to thrive is a frequent cause of consultation in pediatric services. The main objective in these patients is the early detection of an organic cause, if present. We report a case of low-grade astrocytoma of the optic pathway in a 2-month-old child whose main symptoms at diagnosis were failure to thrive and anorexia. Unfortunately, despite therapeutic efforts, the tumor showed local and metastatic progression refractory to chemotherapy. The patient died 3 months after diagnosis. We conclude that diencephalic tumors must be considered in the differential diagnosis of failure to thrive during the first year of life, especially when, after initial investigations, a cause is not found.
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