Optic Nerve Neoplasms
Synonyms
Benign Optic Nerve Neoplasm
Benign Optic Nerve Sheath Neoplasms
Benign Optic Nerve Sheath Tumors
Benign Optic Nerve Tumor
Malignant Optic Nerve Neoplasm
Malignant Optic Nerve Sheath Neoplasms
Malignant Optic Nerve Sheath Tumors
Malignant Optic Nerve Tumor
Neoplasm, Benign, Optic Nerve
Neoplasm, Optic Nerve
Neoplasm, Optic Nerve, Benign
Neoplasms, Optic Nerve
Optic Nerve Neoplasm
Optic Nerve Neoplasm, Benign
Optic Nerve Sheath Neoplasm
Optic Nerve Sheath Neoplasms, Malignant
Optic Nerve Sheath Tumors
Optic Nerve Sheath Tumors, Benign
Optic Nerve Sheath Tumors, Malignant
Optic Nerve Tumor, Malignant
Tumor, Benign, Optic Nerve
Tumor, Malignant, Optic Nerve
Tumor, Optic Nerve, Benign
Tumor, Optic Nerve, Malignant
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.