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==Overview==
==Overview==
Secondary prevention strategies following optic nerve glioma include lifelong follow-up care which further includes a visit to a clinic every year for screening of tumor recurrence, management of disease complications, and management of side-effects of treatment.
Secondary prevention strategies following optic nerve glioma include lifelong follow-up care which further includes a visit to a clinic every year for screening of [[tumor]] recurrence, management of disease complications, and management of side-effects of treatment.
==Secondary Prevention==
==Secondary Prevention==
Many years after the initial treatment, optic nerve glioma recurrence may take place. [[Optic nerve]] glioma usually recurs in the same place as the original [[tumor]]. In small number of cases it can occur in other parts of the brain or spinal cord. For [[tumor]] recurrence, local [[radiation]] therapy is the usual treatment if the patient has not been previously treated with this therapy. Radiation and [[chemotherapy]] are options for patients who have only been treated surgically.
The goals of secondary prevention of optic nerve glioma include the following:
Long-term side effects may occur after treatment for an optic nerve glioma. In below 5 percent of cases optic nerve glioma can move beyond the brain and spine as there is a protective [[blood]] [[brain]] barrier that serves to keep infections out, and also ends up keeping tumors in.


Lifelong follow-up care is important if the child has been treated for optic pathway glioma. It's important for your child to visit a clinic every year to:
*Screen for tumor recurrence and/or secondary cancers
*Screen for tumor recurrence and/or secondary cancers
*Management of disease complications
*Management of potential complications
*Management of late side-effects of treatment
*Management of late side-effects of treatment
A follow up visit includes the following:
*Laboratory tests
*Imaging scans
*A complete physical examination


Coping and support
There are no guidelines for the secondary prevention of optic nerve glioma. Recommendations are based on expert opinion. An annual follow up visit includes the following:
As having a cancer as a child can be emotionally and socially stressful, all of the family's emotional and quality-of -life needs should be met. The children and their families may benefit from counseling or a support group.  
*A complete [[physical examination]]
*Routine laboratory tests
*MRI imaging scans


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==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]

Overview

Secondary prevention strategies following optic nerve glioma include lifelong follow-up care which further includes a visit to a clinic every year for screening of tumor recurrence, management of disease complications, and management of side-effects of treatment.

Secondary Prevention

The goals of secondary prevention of optic nerve glioma include the following:

  • Screen for tumor recurrence and/or secondary cancers
  • Management of potential complications
  • Management of late side-effects of treatment

There are no guidelines for the secondary prevention of optic nerve glioma. Recommendations are based on expert opinion. An annual follow up visit includes the following:

References

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