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Glioma de los ojos; Glioma del nervio óptico
Los gliomas son tumores que crecen en varias partes del cerebro. Los gliomas ópticos pueden afectar:
Un glioma óptico también puede crecer junto con un glioma hipotalámico.
Los gliomas ópticos son raros y su causa se desconoce. La mayoría de estos gliomas son de crecimiento lento y no cancerosos ( benignos), y ocurren en niños, casi siempre antes de los 20 años.
Existe además una fuerte asociación entre el glioma óptico y la neurofibromatosis tipo 1 (NF1).
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