Neurosurgery · 1990 · 27 citations · 0 references
MedicineNeuroscienceOncologyNeuro-oncologyNeuro-ophthalmologyNeuropathologyBrain TumorsCentral Nervous System TumorsCranial Nerve TumorsOcular TumorsOptic NerveOptic NeuropathiesAnterior Corticospinal PathwayAnterior Visual Pathway DisordersChiasmal LesionsHistological StructureOptic Nerve GliomaOptic Nerve Involvement By NeoplasmOptic TractPrimary Neoplasms
We describe a case of ganglioglioma of the optic chiasm and tract in a 33-year-old man. Review of the literature discloses only seven cases of tumors of the anterior visual pathway that meet the histological criteria for such neoplasms. A detailed histological description of our case and a review of the literature is provided.