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Management of glioma of the optic nerve and/or chiasm an analysis of 20 cases
Author(s) -
Dosoretz Daniel E.,
Blitzer Peter H.,
Wang C. C.,
Linggood Rita M.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19800315)45:6<1467::aid-cncr2820450628>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - medicine , optic nerve , surgery , biopsy , optic chiasm , glioma , resection , radiology , ophthalmology , cancer research
The records of 20 patients with biopsy‐proven glioma of the optic nerve and chiasm are reviewed. Symptoms and physical findings on admission are reported. Patients were classified, according to the operative findings, into disease limited to the optic nerve and a more extensive disease group. Surgical procedures, operative complications, irradiation technique, and outcome are analyzed. Patients with disease limited to the optic nerve may be adequately managed by resection alone. In the more extensive lesions, high morbidity is associated with resection; therefore, biopsy and irradiation offer the best alternatives for this group of patients.