| Optic Nerve Glioma | |
| This is a benign astrocytic neoplasm presenting in childhood with a mean age of 8 years. They may involve the optic nerve and/or the chiasm, with slowly progressive visual loss. With third ventrical or midbrain invasion, mortality may be as high as 50%. The left eye is proptotic. | |
| Jonathan, Dutton, M.D., USA, M.D., Chapel Hill NC | |
| D33.31, H48.8 | |
| Optic Nerve -> Optic Neuropathies -> Compressive Optic Neuropathies -> Optic Nerve Glioma | |
| optic nerve | |
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