| Optic nerve glioma presenting as a huge intrasellar mass. Case report. | |
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PMID: 7891196 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We report the case of a twelve-year-old boy who presented with visual impairment and headache and was found to harbour a purely intrasellar cystic pilocytic astrocytoma originating from proximal left optic nerve. The mass was explored transcranially and decompression of the optic apparatus and subtotal resection of the cyst wall was accomplished. The patient received post-operative radiotherapy and stays symptom-free after two years. A review of the literature revealed six cases of optic pathway astrocytomas associated with cyst formation. Our case appears as the first case of an optic glioma to present as an intrasellar mass. |
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Authors:
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I H Tekkök; K Tahta; S Saglam |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of neurosurgical sciences Volume: 38 ISSN: 0390-5616 ISO Abbreviation: J Neurosurg Sci Publication Date: 1994 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1995-04-19 Completed Date: 1995-04-19 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0432557 Medline TA: J Neurosurg Sci Country: ITALY |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 137-40 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Institute of Neurological Sciences (IHT), Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. |
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Adult Astrocytoma / diagnosis, pathology*, radiotherapy, surgery Child Child, Preschool Combined Modality Therapy Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / diagnosis, pathology*, radiotherapy, surgery Craniopharyngioma / diagnosis Craniotomy Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Male Optic Chiasm / pathology Optic Nerve Diseases / diagnosis, pathology*, radiotherapy, surgery Sella Turcica / radiography* |
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