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Acta neurochirurgica · Jan 2007
Case ReportsComplete resection of a cavernous haemangioma of the optic nerve, the chiasm, and the optic tract.
- R G Hempelmann, E Mater, F Schröder, and R Schön.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Städtisches Klinikum Dessau, Dessau, Germany. ralf.hempelmann@klinikum-dessau.de
- Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2007 Jan 1;149(7):699-703; discussion 703.
AbstractThe involvement of the optic nerve, the chiasma, and the optic tract by a cavernoma has been reported in only three patients. In all of them, a biopsy of the vascular lesion was obtained. We report a further example of a 38-year-old male patient who suffered from acute onset of severe headache and progressive loss of vision. The vascular malformation of the optic pathways was completely removed via a pterional approach. This is the first reported instance of complete resection of a cavernoma involving the optic nerve, the chiasm, and the optic tract.
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