We report a case of tuberculum sellae meningioma with optic tract edema. Contrary to a
prior report on this topic, edema along the optic tract is not only seen in craniopharyngiomas …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The pattern of edema caused by craniopharyngiomas and
other common suprasellar masses could be useful for determining the differential diagnosis …

Discussion Primary orbital meningiomas are benign neoplasms that arise directly from
arachnoid cap cells within the optic nerve sheath (ONS). These tumors rarely arise …

A review of the computed tomography and clinical characteristics of a series of sphenoid
wing meningiomas revealed a high incidence of edema involving the ipsilateral cerebral …

We present detailed ophthalmic findings in a case of tuberculum sellae meningioma with
acute visual symptoms due to optic canal involvement. A 62-year-old Japanese woman …

Optic nerve sheath meningiomas and optic nerve gliomas can be difficult to differentiate by
computed tomography (CT). Three patients with optic nerve sheath meningiomas were …

Patients with meningiomas of the planum sphenoidale and tuberculum sella often present
with insidious vision loss in one or both eyes as the only sign or symptom of their disease …

Tuberculum sellae (TS) meningiomas arise from the dura of the TS, chiasmatic sulcus,
limbus sphenoidale, and diaphragma sellae. As the TS meningiomas grow in the …

Romberg, 72 writing in 1853 in his A Manual of the Nervous Diseases of Man, states that “At
the base of the brain and cranium, the conducting power of the optic nerve is chiefly …

Purpose: To clarify the accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of optic tract edema in the
diagnosis of craniopharyngiomas. Material and Methods: Preoperative magnetic resonance …