Astrocytoma of the optic nerve head

Elena V. Goltsman; Vitaly V. Potyomkin; Yuriy S. Astakhov; Olga A. Marchenko; Vladimir A. Antonov; Anastasiya E. Kel’ina

doi:10.17816/OV2019273-79

Ophthalmology Reports ›› 2019, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (2) : 73 -79. DOI: 10.17816/OV2019273-79

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Astrocytoma of the optic nerve head

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In this article, a clinical case of astrocytoma of optic nerve head in patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 is presented. The main feature of this clinical case is a difficulty in differential diagnosis with amelanotic choroidal melanoma.

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optic nerve head astrocytoma / neurofibromatosis type 1 / amelanotic choroidal melanoma

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Elena V. Goltsman, Vitaly V. Potyomkin, Yuriy S. Astakhov, Olga A. Marchenko, Vladimir A. Antonov, Anastasiya E. Kel’ina. Astrocytoma of the optic nerve head. Ophthalmology Reports, 2019, 12(2): 73-79 DOI:10.17816/OV2019273-79

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