title: Ganglioglioma of the optic pathway. A case report.
abstract: A case of ganglioglioma of the optic pathway associated with congenital exophthalmos and strabismus is presented. Since the tumor extended from the right optic nerve to the right geniculate body, it was diagnosed as an optic glioma before operation. However, optic nerve biopsy showed that the lesion was a ganglioglioma. Although a literature review yielded two previous cases of ganglioglioma of the optic pathway, this is the first case in which the tumor involved the whole optic pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Matusyama Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goishi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sogabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uozumi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hotta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed