title: MR of malignant optic glioma of adulthood.
abstract: A case of malignant optic glioma of adulthood is imaged in its early and late stages with high-resolution MR. The images show the mass to arise from the right optic nerve before invasion of the optic chiasm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Millar
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Tartaglino
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Sergott
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Flanders
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000473:pathology; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery