Optic nerve glioma

Optic nerve glioma
Optic nerve glioma
Classification and external resources

Magnetic resonance image of a large retrobulbar optic nerve tumor causing massive proptosis.
ICD-10 C72.3
MedlinePlus 001024
eMedicine radio/486
MeSH C04.557.465.625.600.380.080.667

Optic nerve glioma (or optic glioma), a form of glioma which affects the optic nerve, is often one of the central nervous system manifestations of Neurofibromatosis 1.

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v · d · eNervous tissue tumors/NS neoplasm/Neuroectodermal tumor (ICD-O 9350–9589) (C70–C72, D32–D33, 191–192/225)
Endocrine/
sellar (9350–9379)
CNS
(9380–9539)
Neuroepithelial
(brain tumors,
spinal tumors)
Astrocytoma (Pilocytic astrocytoma, Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, Fibrillary (also diffuse or lowgrade) astrocytomas, Anaplastic astrocytoma, Glioblastoma multiforme)
Ependymoma · Subependymoma
Multiple/unknown
Mature
neuron
Primitive
Meningiomas
(meninges)
Hematopoietic
PNS: NST
(9540–9579)
note: not all brain tumors are of nervous tissue, and not all nervous tissue tumors are in the brain (see brain metastases)

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