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CASE REPORTS

Chemotherapy for Optic Nerve Glioma in A Child with Neurofibromatosis Type-1

Fulvio Parentin Department of Surgery, Ophthalmology Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health–IRCSS, “Burlo Garofolo,”, Trieste, Italy
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Marco Rabusin Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health–IRCSS, “Burlo Garofolo,”, Trieste, Italy
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Floriana Zennaro Department of Radiology, Institute for Maternal and Child Health–IRCSS, “Burlo Garofolo,”, Trieste, Italy
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Dario Catalano Orth Department of Surgery, Ophthalmology Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health–IRCSS, “Burlo Garofolo,”, Trieste, Italy
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Stefano Pensiero Department of Surgery, Ophthalmology Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health–IRCSS, “Burlo Garofolo,”, Trieste, Italy
Pages 159-162 | Accepted 19 Mar 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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