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Nasal glioma presenting as blindness in an adult

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Annals of Ophthalmology

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Nasal gliomas are rare, benign, congenital, midline tumors. They are seen most commonly in neonates and children but rarely in adults. We encountered in a 28-year-old woman a rare case of nasal glioma presenting as bilateral total blindness. The tumor was present in both nasal fossae. It extended into the parasellar region, with erosion of the cribriform plate and medial wall of the right orbit.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, B-5, New Medical Enclave, 221 005, Varanasi, India

    Rajiv K. Jain MS &  Sanjay Kumar

  2. Department of Pathology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, B-5, New Medical Enclave, 221 005, Varanasi, India

    Pramod K. Shukla MD &  Nakul C. Aryya MD

  3. Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, B-5, New Medical Enclave, 221 005, Varanasi, India

    Arvind Srivastava MD

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Jain, R.K., Shukla, P.K., Aryya, N.C. et al. Nasal glioma presenting as blindness in an adult. Ann Ophthalmol 33, 67–69 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12009-001-0060-7

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