Author： Melian Edward Jay Walter
Publisher： Informa Healthcare
ISSN： 0882-0538
Source： Seminars in Ophthalmology, Vol.19, Iss.3-4, 2004-09, pp. : 130-140
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Abstract
Radiotherapy has recently been recognized as the treatment of choice for most primary optic nerve sheath meningiomas (ONSM). Radiotherapy is incorporated into the treatment of non optic nerve sheath meningiomas for unresectable or subtotally resected tumors. Most primary ONSM are not surgically approachable without a high risk of visual deterioration. Radiotherapy has been found to prevent or delay tumor growth for the majority of patients and improve vision in some. We review the rational and current methods of the use of radiotherapy for these tumors.
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