Rapid Development of Optic Glioma in a Patient with Hybrid Phakomatosis: Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Tuberous Sclerosis
Sami H. Erbaya,
Stephen A. Oljeskia and
Rafeeque Bhadeliaa
a From the Department of Radiology, New England Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

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FIG 1. Coronal T1-weighted images (TR/TE: 523/14) with contrast enhancement and fat suppression and obtained through the orbits reveal an enhancing right-sided OG at age 8 months.
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FIG 2. Coronal T1-weighted images (TR/TE: 523/14) with contrast enhancement and fat suppression and obtained through the orbits demonstrate interval worsening of right-sided OG at age 18 months.
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FIG 3. Axial postcontrast T1-weighted images (TR/TE: 670/14) with fat saturation demonstrate marked worsening of right-sided proptosis due to rapid growth of the right OG at age 23 months).
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