Diseases

Optic Nerve Glioma

Glial cell derived tumors arising from the optic nerve, usually presenting in childhood.

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Abstract

Glial cell derived tumors arising from the optic nerve, usually presenting in childhood.

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17 entry terms
  • Glioma, Optic Nerve
  • Optic Glioma
  • Glioma, Optic
  • Gliomas, Optic
  • Gliomas, Optic Nerve
  • Optic Gliomas
  • Optic Nerve Gliomas
  • Adult Optic Nerve Glioma
  • Astrocytoma, Malignant, Optic Nerve
  • Childhood Optic Nerve Glioma
  • Glioma, Optic Nerve, Adult
  • Glioma, Optic Nerve, Childhood
  • Malignant Astrocytoma, Optic Nerve
  • Malignant Optic Nerve Astrocytoma
  • Optic Nerve Glioma, Adult
  • Optic Nerve Glioma, Childhood
  • Optic Nerve, Malignant Astrocytoma

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39 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Glioma (1966-1997)
  • Optic Nerve Neoplasms (1998-1999)
  • Orbital Neoplasms (1966-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Optic Nerve Glioma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020339. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020339
  2. Optic Nerve Glioma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optic_nerve_glioma
  3. Optic Nerve Glioma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7098796