Ganglioglioma of the right optic tract: case report and review of the literature

Ramazan Albayrak; Sait Albayram; John Port; Bumin Değirmenci; Murat Acar; Aylin Yücel

doi:10.1016/j.mri.2004.02.015

Ganglioglioma of the right optic tract: case report and review of the literature

Magn Reson Imaging. 2004 Sep;22(7):1047-51. doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2004.02.015.

Authors

Ramazan Albayrak¹, Sait Albayram, John Port, Bumin Değirmenci, Murat Acar, Aylin Yücel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Afyon Kocatepe University, Medical Faculty, Turkey. rtalbayrak@yahoo.com

PMID: 15288148
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2004.02.015

Abstract

We describe a case of ganglioglioma of the right optic tract in a 52-year-old woman. Review of the general literature discloses only 11 cases of tumors of the visual pathway that meet the histological criteria for such neoplasm. A detailed radiological description of our case and a review of the literature is provided.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Ganglioglioma / diagnosis*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Middle Aged
Optic Nerve Glioma / diagnosis*