title: Optic nerve sheath meningioma: a case report.
abstract: A case of a 75-year old male with right-sided exopthalmos is presented. Outside proptosis of the right eye was initially observed 6 years ago. Opthalmological and endocrinological clinical examination as well as laboratory tests revealed no pathology from optic nerve disc, optic bulb and thyroid related hormones. MRI study demonstrated an optic nerve meningioma. The key imaging findings and the differential diagnosis were discussed in this present paper.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis (Dragana), 68100, Greece. sdefter@med.duth.gr.
authors.forename: Savas P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Deftereos
authors.forename: Georgios K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Karagiannakis
authors.forename: Athina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spanoudaki
authors.forename: Soultana N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Foutzitzi
authors.forename: Panos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prassopoulos