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The Ewha Medical Journal
Ewha Womans University School of Medicine

Ewha Med J 1984; 7(2):107-110

pISSN: 1598-7450

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12771/emj.1984.7.2.107

Case Report

Glioma of the Optic Nerve and Optic Chiasm

Ki Sook Hong, Woon Sup Han, Ok Kyung Kim
Corresponding author: Ok Kyung Kim. Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

Copyright ⓒ 1984. Ewha Womans University School of Medicine. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Published Online: Jul 24, 2015

Abstract

Most optic gliomas are benign astrocytomas that might better be considered hamartomas than true neoplasms. Optic gliomas rerely becomemalignant and their morbidity is mainly due to enlargement of the tumor. The presenting symptoms and signs are variable depending on the location of the tumor. We experienced a huge optic chiasm and optic nerve glioma which caused hydrocephalus, vomiting, gait disturbance and decreased visual acuity in 4 years old boy.