Optic Nerve Neoplasms (definition)

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Optic Nerve Neoplasms

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Definition: Benign and malignant neoplasms that arise from the optic nerve or its sheath. OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA is the most common histologic type. Optic nerve neoplasms tend to cause unilateral visual loss and an afferent pupillary defect and may spread via neural pathways to the brain.

coordinate IM with histologic type of neoplasm (IM)
Examples Optic Nerve Glioma

Other names Optic Nerve Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Optic Nerve; Tumor, Optic Nerve, Malignant; Tumor, Optic Nerve, Benign; Tumor, Malignant, Optic Nerve; Tumor, Benign, Optic Nerve; Optic Nerve Tumor, Malignant; Optic Nerve Sheath Tumors, Malignant; Optic Nerve Sheath Tumors, Benign; Optic Nerve Sheath Neoplasms, Malignant; Optic Nerve Sheath Neoplasm; Optic Nerve Neoplasm, Benign; Neoplasms, Optic Nerve; Neoplasm, Optic Nerve, Benign; Neoplasm, Benign, Optic Nerve; Malignant Optic Nerve Tumor; Malignant Optic Nerve Sheath Tumors; Malignant Optic Nerve Sheath Neoplasms; Malignant Optic Nerve Neoplasm; Benign Optic Nerve Tumor

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
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