Significant improvement of visual functions after removal of an intracranial giant optic nerve glioma revealing exophytic growth: Case report

Neurosurgery

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Tong, Zhiyong ^a   Wanibuchi, Masahiko ^b   Uede, Teiji ^b   Tanabe, Sumiyoshi ^b   Hashi, Kazuo ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Exophytic extension; Heavily T2 reversed magnetic resonance imaging; Optic nerve glioma; Visual function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN REGION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; OPTIC TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; VISION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; NEUROSURGERY; NOTE; OPTIC NERVE; PATHOLOGY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPINAL CORD; CELL PROLIFERATION; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; MALE; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 33645768172     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000204308.59999.60     Document Type: Article

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