MR of malignant optic glioma of adulthood

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1995 Sep;16(8):1673-6.

Abstract

A case of malignant optic glioma of adulthood is imaged in its early and late stages with high-resolution MR. The images show the mass to arise from the right optic nerve before invasion of the optic chiasm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Astrocytoma / diagnosis*
  • Astrocytoma / pathology
  • Astrocytoma / surgery
  • Biopsy
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Optic Chiasm / pathology
  • Optic Nerve / pathology
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / pathology
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / surgery