Neuroepithelial cyst in the optic nerve. Case report.
A 34-year-old woman presented with progressive loss of vision in her left eye of 2 months' evolution. Computerized tomography showed a hypodense lesion in the suprasellar region. At surgery a cystic lesion was found inside the optic nerve. Histological study proved it to be a neuroepithelial cyst. The pathogenesis of a neuroepithelial cyst in such an exceptional site is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery*