Clinical course of compressive optic neuropathy in skull-base tumors

• Main Authors: K.S. Iegorova (Author), L.V. Zadoianyi (Author), M.O. Guk (Author), A.A. Chukov (Author), O.V. Ukrainets (Author), L.O. Danevych (Author), A.O. Mumliev (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ukrainian Society of Ophthalmologists, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Skull-base tumors (SBTs) of the middle and anterior fossae typically cause mass effect on the optic nerve/chiasm complex. The most common of these neoplasms are pituitary adenomas, meningiomas and craniopharyngiomas. Clinical manifestations of SBTs vary and depend on tumor involvement, n...