Surgical Resection of an Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma: Relevance of Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches to the Optic Canal

Optic nerve sheath meningiomas (ONSMs) account for less than 2% of meningiomas and 1.7% of orbital tumors. Although rare, the management of these tumors is important as unilateral blindness often results in untreated cases. Radiotherapy has emerged as the preferred treatment. However, therapies for...

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Main Authors: Patrick J. Hunt, Franco DeMonte, Rosa A. Tang, Shirley Y. Su, Shaan M. Raza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1600897