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Review
. 1989 Feb;70(2):277-9.
doi: 10.3171/jns.1989.70.2.0277.

Malignant optic glioma in adults. Case report

M J Taphoorn  1 , W A de Vries-Knoppert, H Ponssen, J G Wolbers
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Review

Malignant optic glioma in adults. Case report

M J Taphoorn et al. J Neurosurg. 1989 Feb.

Abstract

Malignant optic glioma in adulthood is a rare tumor that causes early loss of vision and nearly always leads to death within a year. A case history is presented illustrating the clinical and neuroradiological characteristics of the malignant optic glioma in adults. A review of the literature is given.

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