Oligodendroglioma--a case presentation.
Cerebral oligodendroglioma is a rare form of malignant tumor. Oligodendroglioma represents 5% of all gliomas. Our patient is a 12 1/2-year-old white female who presented with suddent onset of disc edema, esotropia, and field loss, who 2 weeks before had a normal fundus. The diagnosis is right occipital oligodendroglioma.
Raciti-Daurio
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New England College of Optometry, Boston, Massachusetts.
Caruso
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D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004172:Diplopia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D009837:Oligodendroglioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010211:Papilledema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields