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J Neurosurg. 2005 Jan;102 Suppl:143-6. (Case Report)


Abstract

Visual changes after gamma knife surgery for optic nerve tumors. Report of three cases

Kwon Y, Bae JS, Kim JM, Lee do H, Kim SY, Ahn JS, Kim JH, Kim CJ, Kwun BD, Lee JK

Department of Neurosurgery, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.

Tumors involving the optic nerve (optic glioma, optic nerve sheath meningioma) are benign but difficult to treat. 
Gamma knife surgery (GKS) may be a useful treatment. 
The authors present data obtained in three such cases and record the effects of GKS.

PMID: 15662798 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15662798


 

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