Choristoma of the Optic Nerve and Chiasm

Michael Kazim; John S. Kennerdell; Joseph Maroon; William Rothfus; Merlin Marquardt

doi:10.1001/archopht.1992.01080140092034

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February 1992

Choristoma of the Optic Nerve and Chiasm

Michael Kazim, MD; John S. Kennerdell, MD; Joseph Maroon, MD; et al William Rothfus, MD; Merlin Marquardt, MD

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From the Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr Kazim); the Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology (Dr Kennerdell), University of Pittsburgh (Pa); the Departments of Ophthalmology (Drs Kennerdell and Marquardt), Neurosurgery (Dr Maroon), and Radiologic Sciences (Dr Rothfus), Allegheny General Hospital, and the Departments of Neurosurgery (Dr Maroon), Radiologic Sciences (Dr Rothfus), and Ophthalmology (Dr Marquardt), Medical College of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh.

Arch Ophthalmol. 1992;110(2):236-238. doi:10.1001/archopht.1992.01080140092034

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• A 21-year-old patient with a biopsyproved choristomatous malformation of the optic nerve and chiasm is presented. The patient experienced progressive unilateral vision loss and optic atrophy. A gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance image demonstrated chiasmal involvement that was not evident on computed tomographic scan or visual field testing. We believe this is the third reported case of a choristomatous malformation of the optic nerve and chiasm and the first report of magnetic resonance imaging findings.

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