[Intracranial tumors in patients referred for optical coherence tomography examination as glaucoma suspects: case report].
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has proved to be a very valuable tool in the assessment of patients with glaucoma. In this report, intracranial tumors were discovered in two glaucoma suspects referred for diagnostic confirmation by OCT - a clivus chordoma and a craniopharyngeoma. Optical coherence tomography findings - marked asymmetrical diffuse attenuation of the peripapillary nerve fiber layer in nasal and temporal sectors - raised concerns about lesions in chiasmatic region and permitted the timely diagnosis of these intraocular tumors.
Biccas Neto
Laurentino
L
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Rua Fortunato Ramos, 411 - Vitória (ES) CEP 29055-290. biccas@terra.com.br
Mesquita
Arthur Silva de
AS
D002817:Chordoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009897:Optic Chiasm; D019574:Optic Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence