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Optic Nerve Neoplasms
Synonym(s) - Optic Nerve Sheath Tumors - Benign Optic Nerve Neoplasm - Malignant Optic Nerve Neoplasm - Neoplasm, Benign, Optic Nerve - Neoplasm, Optic Nerve, Benign
Definition: 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.
Broader term(s)
- Nervous System Diseases
- Cranial Nerve Diseases
- Optic Nerve Diseases
- Optic Nerve Neoplasms
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