Diagnostic pitfall: Optic neuritis mimicking optic nerve glioma

被引:2
作者
Bergmann, Markus [1 ]
Brueck, Wolfgang [2 ]
Neubauer, Uwe [3 ]
Probst-Cousin, Stefan [4 ]
机构
[1] Klinikum Bremen Mitte, Dept Neuropathol, D-28205 Bremen, Germany
[2] Univ Gottingen, Dept Neuropathol, Gottingen, Germany
[3] Klinikum Bremen Mitte, Dept Neurosurg, D-28205 Bremen, Germany
[4] Klinikum Bremen Ost, Dept Neurol, Bremen, Germany
关键词
optic nerve glioma; optic neuritis; orbital inflammatory pseudotumour; ENLARGEMENT;
D O I
10.1111/j.1440-1789.2008.00960.x
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
We report a case of optic neuritis with enlargement of the optic nerve on MRI. This neuroradiological finding is most commonly seen in tumours of the optic nerve and led together with an inconclusive intraoperative frozen section to an incorrect tentative diagnosis of optic nerve glioma which fatally resulted in the resection of the optic nerve.
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