Optic Nerve Neoplasms

Overview

Benign and malignant neoplasms that arise from the optic nerve or its sheath. OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA is the most common histologic type. Optic nerve neoplasms tend to cause unilateral visual loss and an afferent pupillary defect and may spread via neural pathways to the brain.

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Quick facts about Optic Nerve Neoplasms

Topic type

Condition

Category

Ophthalmology

MeSH classification

C04.588.614.300.600|C04.588.614.596.240.240|C10.292.225.800|C10.292.700.500|C10.551.360.500|C10.551.775.250.500|C11.640.544

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