Optic nerve neoplasms, their cytology and cytopathology
Over the past decades, about 300 cases of optic nerve neoplasms have been described in the literature. It was assumed that some of them grew from the sheath of the nerve, but most of them originated from their own nerve trunk. The histological structure of tumors of the latter kind was determined in different ways, less than a third of them were ...
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Postenucleation adjuvant chemotherapy with vincristine, etoposide, and carboplatin for the treatment of high-risk retinoblastoma. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Analysis of 52 eyes with high-risk retinoblastoma managed with postenucleation adjuvant chemotherapy using vincristine sulfate, etoposide phosphate, and carboplatin showed no evidence of systemic metastasis in any case during a mean (range ...
Eagle, Ralph C +5 more
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Taking a close look at optic-nerve meningioma
MENINGIOMAS, the most common benign intracranial neoplasms, most often involve the visual pathways in the parasellar and orbital regions, with compression or infiltration of the optic nerves or chiasm.
Anthony C. Arnold, MD
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Malignancies in Chinese patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 [PDF]
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Neuro-Ophthalmic Complications of Vestibular Schwannoma Resection: Current Perspectives
Stephanie J Chiu,1,2 Simon J Hickman,2,3 Irene M Pepper,1,2 Jennifer HY Tan,1,2 John Yianni,2,4 Joanna M Jefferis1,2,5 1Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK; 2Department of Medical Education, University of Sheffield ...
Chiu SJ +5 more
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Schwannoma of the cervical vagus nerve: A rare benign neurogenic tumor [PDF]
A schwannoma, also known as an acoustic neuroma, is a benign nerve sheath tumor composed of schwann cells, which normally produce the insulating myelin sheath covering the peripheral nerves.
AKIN, Istemihan +4 more
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Restored vision in a young dog following corticosteroid treatment of presumptive hypophysitis [PDF]
Background: Hypophysitis is an umbrella term for a group of disorders involving inflammation of the pituitary gland. A rare occurrence in humans, hypophysitis can produce a range of clinical signs including (but not limited to) visual deficits and ...
Liuti, Tiziana +3 more
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Proptosis due to otolaryngology causes a study [PDF]
Proximity of orbit to nose and paranasal sinuses makes it rather vulnerable to insults due to otolaryngological causes. The medial wall of orbit (Lamina papyracea) is rather paper thin and ithappens to form the lateral wall of anterior ethmoid air cells.
Kothandaraman, Kamakshi +1 more
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Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in the treatment of children and Adolescents - a single institution's experience and a review of the literature [PDF]
Background While IMRT is widely used in treating complex oncological cases in adults, it is not commonly used in pediatric radiation oncology for a variety of reasons. This report evaluates our 9 year experience using stereotactic-guided, inverse planned
Florian Sterzing +57 more
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Neurofibromatosis type 1: Modeling CNS dysfunction [PDF]
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is the most common monogenic disorder in which individuals manifest central nervous system (CNS) abnormalities. Affected individuals develop glial neoplasms (optic gliomas, malignant astrocytomas) and neuronal dysfunction ...
Gutmann, David H +3 more
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