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Table 3 OPG Location, treatment, progression and visual outcome

From: Optic pathway glioma and the sex association in neurofibromatosis type 1: a single-center study

 

Females n: 13 (%)

Males n: 8 (%)

Total n: 21 (%)

Location

Optic nerves

8 (62%)

3 (38%)

11 (52%)

Chiasma ± anterior/posterior pathway

5 (38%)

5 (63%)

10 (48%)

Visual outcome

Normal

5 (38%)

7 (88%)

12 (57%)

Visual impairment

8 (62%)

1 (13%)

9 (43%)

Progression (tendency)

Stable

9 (69%)

3 (60%)

12 (67%)

Radiological regression

2 (15%)

2 (40%)

4 (22%)

Radiological progression

2 (15%)

 

2 (11%)

Treatment*

Untreated

7 (54%)

6 (75%)

13 (62%)

Treated

6 (46%)

2 (25%)

8 (38%)

  1. OPG: Optic pathway glioma
  2. *The mainstay of treatment: Chemotherapy