Primary tumours of the optic nerve and its sheath

Eye

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1026-1037

  Miller, N R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glioma; Meningioma; Optic nerve; Radiation therapy; Tumour

Indexed keywords

ASTROCYTOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; EYE SURGERY; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NERVE SURGERY; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; OPTIC NERVE TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 9944242706     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701592     Document Type: Review

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