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Eye Diseases > Optic Nerve Diseases > Optic Nerve Neoplasms
Nervous System Diseases > Cranial Nerve Diseases > Optic Nerve Diseases > Optic Nerve Neoplasms
... > Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Peripheral Nervous System Diseases > Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms > Cranial Nerve Neoplasms > Optic Nerve Neoplasms
Nervous System Diseases > Nervous System Neoplasms > Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms > Cranial Nerve Neoplasms > Optic Nerve Neoplasms
... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Site > Nervous System Neoplasms > Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms > Cranial Nerve Neoplasms > Optic Nerve Neoplasms
Nervous System Diseases > Cranial Nerve Diseases > Cranial Nerve Neoplasms > Optic Nerve Neoplasms

Preferred term

Optic Nerve Neoplasms  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Neoplasms, Optic Nerve

Note

  • coordinate IM with histologic type of neoplasm (IM)

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 98

In other languages

  • näköhermon kasvaimet

    Finnish

  • malign tumör i nervus opticus
  • neoplasma malignum nervi optici
  • nervus opticuksen syöpä
  • nervus opticussyöpä
  • näköhermokasvaimet
  • näköhermon syöpä
  • näköhermon tuumorit
  • näköhermosyöpä
  • näköhermotuumorit
  • Synnervstumörer

    Swedish

  • Elakartad synnervstumör
  • Godartad synnervstumör
  • Synnervscancer

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019574

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