Abstract
Secondary tumors of the optic nerve are more common than primary optic nerve tumors. The involvement of the optic nerve may arise from direct invasion from intraocular malignancies, from hematopoietic malignancy, from meningeal carcinomatosis, or from distant primary tumors. Orbital tumors rarely invade the optic nerve, and brain tumors involve it only in their late stages.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 196-206 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Survey of Ophthalmology |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1991 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- brain tumors
- leukemia
- lymphoma
- metastasis
- ocular melanoma
- optic nerve
- orbital tumors
- retinoblastoma
- secondary tumors
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology