About The Medical Condition Malignant Optic Nerve Sheath Tumors

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Malignant Optic Nerve Sheath Tumors

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Malignant Optic Nerve Sheath Tumors Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Malignant Optic Nerve Sheath Tumors?

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.

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