Optic Tract Edema in a Meningioma of the Tuberculum Sellae
Evelyn M. L. Sklar
,a,
Norman J. Schatza,
Joel S. Glasera,
Linda Sternaua and
Firas Seffoa
a From the Departments of Radiology (E.M.L.S.), Neurology (N.J.S.), and Ophthalmology (Bascom Palmer Eye Institute) (J.S.G.), University of Miami School of Medicine; the Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, FL (L.S.); and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Syria (F.S.).

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FIG 1. Sagittal contrast-enhanced T1-weighted image (649/20/1) shows a homogeneously enhancing suprasellar lesion with extension anteriorly as a dural tail on the planum sphenoidale.FIG 2. A and B, Coronal T1-weighted images (656/16/2) before (A) and after (B) administration of contrast material show the suprasellar lesion extending superiorly and displacing the chiasm
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FIG 3. Increased signal in the optic tracts bilaterally is noted on this axial FLAIR image (6000/128/1, TI = 2000)
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