Preoperative diagnosis and microsurgery of the optic gliomas:retrospective analysis of 7 patients / 北京大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

Objective: To summarize the clinical characteristics and therapeutic experience of optic gliomas. Methods: The clinical data of 7 patients of our department in the past 3 years were analyzed. Results: In this series of optic glioma patients, the average age was 18.7 years, the ratio of men to women was 4∶3,and 100% of the tumors were sub-totally removed. Diabetes inspidus was the most comman postoperative complication. Conclusion: The optic glioma is benign intracranial tumor with good prognosis. The key point of treatment is surgical resection combined with proper postoperative radiotherapy.