Summary
The involvement of the optic nerve, the chiasma, and the optic tract by a cavernoma has been reported in only three patients. In all of them, a biopsy of the vascular lesion was obtained. We report a further example of a 38-year-old male patient who suffered from acute onset of severe headache and progressive loss of vision. The vascular malformation of the optic pathways was completely removed via a pterional approach. This is the first reported instance of complete resection of a cavernoma involving the optic nerve, the chiasm, and the optic tract.
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Hempelmann, R., Mater, E., Schröder, F. et al. Complete resection of a cavernous haemangioma of the optic nerve, the chiasm, and the optic tract. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 149, 699–703 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-007-1163-8
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