Optic nerve sheath meningiomas: prevalence, impact, and management strategies

RT Parker, CA Ovens, CL Fraser… - Eye and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Optic nerve sheath meningiomas are rare benign neoplasms of the meninges surrounding
the optic nerve. They are a significant cause of morbidity. While the mortality rate is …

Optic nerve sheath meningioma: current diagnosis and treatment

CS Eddleman, JK Liu - Neurosurgical focus, 2007 - thejns.org
✓ Optic nerve sheath meningiomas (ONSMs) are rare tumors of the anterior visual pathway
and constitute approximately 2% of all orbital tumors and 1–2% of all meningiomas …

Diagnosis and management of optic nerve sheath meningiomas

J Shapey, HI Sabin, HV Danesh-Meyer… - Journal of Clinical …, 2013 - Elsevier
Optic nerve sheath meningiomas account for a third of all intrinsic tumours of the optic nerve.
Despite their classification as histologically benign tumours they cause progressive visual …

Visual outcome and tumor control after conformal radiotherapy for patients with optic nerve sheath meningioma

ND Arvold, S Lessell, M Bussiere, K Beaudette… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Optic nerve sheath meningioma (ONSM) is a rare tumor that almost uniformly
leads to visual dysfunction and even blindness without intervention. Because surgical …

Multisession radiosurgery for sellar and parasellar benign meningiomas: long-term tumor growth control and visual outcome

M Marchetti, S Bianchi, V Pinzi, I Tramacere… - …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Concern about radiation-induced optic neuropathy (RION) has governed
recent thinking about the role of radiation therapy in the treatment of meningiomas involving …

Multisession radiosurgery for optic nerve sheath meningiomas—an effective option: preliminary results of a single-center experience

M Marchetti, S Bianchi, I Milanesi, A Bergantin… - …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Traditional treatment options for optic nerve sheath meningiomas (ONSMs)
include observation, surgery, and radiotherapy, but to date none of these has become the …

Fractionated radiotherapy for optic nerve sheath meningiomas

O Bloch, M Sun, G Kaur, IJ Barani, AT Parsa - Journal of Clinical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Optic nerve sheath meningiomas (ONSM) are rare tumors of the meninges that surround the
optic nerve as it enters the orbit. If left untreated, these benign tumors lead to progressive …

Standard-fractionated radiotherapy for optic nerve sheath meningioma: visual outcome is predicted by mean eye dose

L Abouaf, N Girard, T Lefort, A D'hombres… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Radiotherapy has shown its efficacy in controlling optic nerve sheath
meningiomas (ONSM) tumor growth while allowing visual acuity to improve or stabilize …

Radiotherapy and radiosurgery in the management of optic nerve sheath meningiomas: an international systematic review and meta-analysis of twenty studies

YJ Vaishnav, R Singh, P Didwania, EJ Lehrer… - World neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Optic nerve sheath meningiomas (ONMs) are often managed with radiotherapy
(RT) with the goal of achieving radiographic local control (LC) and preventing deterioration …

[HTML][HTML] The Use of 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in the Non-invasive Diagnosis of Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma: A Case Report

KA Al Feghali, DN Yeboa, B Chasen, MK Gule… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
We hereby report the case of a patient with optic nerve sheath meningioma (ONSM), whose
diagnosis and multidisciplinary management was guided by the use of Gallium-68 (68Ga) …