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Melanocytoma of the left optic nerve head and right retrobulbar optic neuropathy compressed by a tuberculum sellae meningioma.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10720925     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 40-year-old woman had a highly pigmented, slightly elevated tumor on the left optic disc. She had no visual disturbance in the left eye. The tumor was stationary for 5 years. At age 45 years, she complained of decreased visual acuity in the right eye. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a right-shifted homogeneous lesion at the tuberculum sellae. Histopathologic study of the excised lesion revealed interlacing bundles of spindle-shaped fibroblast-like cells with whorl formation. We believe that a relationship between melanocytoma of the optic nerve head and a tuberculum sellae meningioma may exist rather than a chance occurrence, as previously suggested by others.
Authors:
K Shinoda; S Hayasaka; Y Nagaki; C Kadoi; M Kurimoto; E Okada
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift für Augenheilkunde     Volume:  214     ISSN:  0030-3755     ISO Abbreviation:  Ophthalmologica     Publication Date:  2000  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-05-08     Completed Date:  2000-05-08     Revised Date:  2007-09-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0054655     Medline TA:  Ophthalmologica     Country:  SWITZERLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  161-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Constriction, Pathologic
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fluorescein Angiography
Fundus Oculi
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Meningeal Neoplasms / complications*,  diagnosis
Meningioma / complications*,  diagnosis
Nevus, Pigmented / complications*,  diagnosis
Optic Disk / pathology*
Optic Nerve Neoplasms / complications*,  diagnosis
Optic Neuritis / complications*,  diagnosis
Sella Turcica* / pathology,  radiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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