"Optic Nerve Glioma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Glial cell derived tumors arising from the optic nerve, usually presenting in childhood. Roughly 50% are associated with NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1. Clinical manifestations include decreased visual acuity; EXOPHTHALMOS; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; STRABISMUS; pallor or swelling of the optic disc; and INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION. The tumor may extend into the optic chiasm and hypothalamus. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p681)
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D020339
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.465.625.600.380.080.667 C04.557.465.625.600.380.795 C04.557.470.670.380.080.667 C04.557.470.670.380.795 C04.557.580.625.600.380.080.667 C04.557.580.625.600.380.795 C04.588.614.300.600.600 C04.588.614.596.240.240.500 C10.292.225.800.500 C10.292.700.500.500 C10.551.360.500.500 C11.640.544.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Optic Nerve Glioma- Optic Nerve Glioma
- Gliomas, Optic Nerve
- Optic Nerve Gliomas
- Optic Glioma
- Glioma, Optic
- Gliomas, Optic
- Optic Gliomas
- Glioma, Optic Nerve
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