Bilateral blindness from optic chiasm metastasis as the initial presentation of stage 4 neuroblastoma: A case report
Neuroblastoma may present with atypical neurological manifestations, including optic chiasm metastasis leading to blindness. Early abdominal imaging in pediatric patients with unexplained systemic or abdominal symptoms is essential to prevent delayed diagnosis and irreversible complications.
Authors
- Rachid Abbas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9737-4548)
- Saffaa Ahmed Hersi
- Sultaneh Haddad
- Heba Amer
- Buseyna Dahik
- Ismail Fawaz Al Malla
- Valentina Obaid
Institutions
- Ain Shams University (EG)
- Latakia University (SY)
- Homs University (SY)
- Damascus Hospital (SY)
- Syrian Private University (SY)
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University (TR)
- Damascus University (SY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000048061
- Primary Topic
- Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00