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Optic Glioma

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Alternate Names : Glioma - Optic, Optic Nerve Glioma


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An optic glioma is a tumor created by growth of abnormal cells in one or both optic nerves or the optic chiasm of the brain, or in conjunction with a hypothalamic glioma (a mass in the hypothalamus of the brain).

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Neurofibromatosis I, Enlarged Optic Foramen
Neurofibromatosis I, Enlarged Optic Foramen

 

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