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Medulloepithelioma of the optic nerve with intradural extension – report of two cases and a review of the literature

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Medulloepithelioma is an uncommon tumour. Among the various sites of origin the optic nerve is rare. We report here two cases of medulloepithelioma of the optic nerve that had extended intradurally into the cranial cavity. A review of the published cases is also given.

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  1. 30, Second Main Road, C.I.T. Colony, Mylapore, Chennai-600004, India, , , , , , IN

    B. Chidambaram & V. Balasubramaniam

  2. Department of Neuropathology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India, , , , , , IN

    V. Santosh

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Received: 30 April 1999 Revised: 17 June 1999

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Chidambaram, B., Santosh, V. & Balasubramaniam, V. Medulloepithelioma of the optic nerve with intradural extension – report of two cases and a review of the literature. Child's Nerv Syst 16, 329–333 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003810050527

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