Surgical Management of Pilocytic Astrocytoma of the Optic Nerve: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Optic nerve astrocytomas (ONAs) are frequent types of optic nerve gliomas (ONGs), which can affect the visual pathway. An 18-year-old male patient was admitted to our department with right-sided intraorbital/retrobulbar swelling, which progressively grew over several months. Clinical examination sho...

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Main Authors: Ifeoluwa Apanisile, Tamás Karosi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4283570