| Title |
Managing menacing meningioma. |
| Creator |
Smith, J.L.; McCrary 3rd, J.A.; Ray, B.S.; Vuksanovic, M.M. |
| Abstract |
The role of irradiation therapy in the management of meningiomas involving the anterior visual system is under active clinical investigation. This report documents the value of radiotherapy in a patient with a histologically verified psammomatous tuberculum sellar meningioma and presents a 15-year postsurgical follow-up. The patient experienced a return of vision from 11/200 to 20/60 in his only seeing eye following 5,000 rads to the intracanicular and intracranial portions of right optic nerve. He is able to practice his profession 3 years following irradiation therapy. The classification of optic nerve involvement by meningioma is discussed. |
| Subject |
Adult; Combined Modality Therapy; Cranial Nerve Neoplasms; Humans; Male; Meningeal Neoplasms; Meningioma; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Optic Nerve Diseases; Sella Turcica; Vision Disorders; Visual Fields |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
226824 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64x8dv8/226824 |
