Stereotactic irradiation of biopsy proved optic nerve sheath meningioma
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Stereotactic fractionated irradiation of optic nerve sheath meningioma: a new treatment alternative.
BACKGROUND Primary optic nerve sheath meningioma (ONSM) is a rare but almost invariably blinding tumour when its natural history is observed in a "wait and see" strategy. Surgery has hitherto only been advocated in case of progressive disease involving intracranial structures, as it leads to iatrogenic blindness in the overwhelming majority of cases. Therefore, treatment options bearing lesser ...
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Background: Primary optic nerve sheath meningioma (ONSM) is a rare but almost invariably blinding tumour when its natural history is observed in a “wait and see” strategy. Surgery has hitherto only been advocated in case of progressive disease involving intracranial structures, as it leads to iatrogenic blindness in the overwhelming majority of cases. Therefore, treatment options bearing lesser...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.2.246