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2011•Surgical Neurology InternationalOpen access

Rarest of the rare: Chordoid glioma infiltrating the optic chiasm

Kevin Petrecca, QasimS Al Hinai

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BACKGROUND: Chordoid glioma is a rare brain tumor typically located within the anterior third ventricle. It is a well-circumscribed, non-infiltrative tumor that grows as a mass within the ventricle. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present the case of a 50-year-old woman with a chordoid glioma located in the anterior third ventricle. Unusually, MRI revealed an enlarged optic chiasm. Histological sampling of the chiasm revealed tumor invasion. CONCLUSION: Involvement of the optic apparatus is generally thought to be an imaging feature that can be used to distinguish chordoid gliomas from optic/hypothalamic gliomas. This case provides the first reported exception to this dogma.

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BACKGROUND: Chordoid glioma is a rare brain tumor typically located within the anterior third ventricle. It is a well-circumscribed, non-infiltrative tumor that grows as a mass within the ventricle. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present the case of a 50-year-old woman with a chordoid glioma located in the anterior third ventricle. Unusually, MRI revealed an enlarged optic chiasm. Histological sampling of the chiasm revealed tumor invasion. CONCLUSION: Involvement of the optic apparatus is generally thought to be an imaging feature that can be used to distinguish chordoid gliomas from optic/hypothalamic gliomas. This case provides the first reported exception to this dogma.

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BACKGROUND: Chordoid glioma is a rare brain tumor typically located within the anterior third ventricle. It is a well-circumscribed, non-infiltrative tumor that grows as a mass within the ventricle. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present the case of a 50-year-old woman with a chordoid glioma located in the anterior third ventricle. Unusually, MRI revealed an enlarged optic chiasm. Histological sampling of the chiasm revealed tumor invasion. CONCLUSION: Involvement of the optic apparatus is generally thought to be an imaging feature that can be used to distinguish chordoid gliomas from optic/hypothalamic gliomas. This case provides the first reported exception to this dogma.

Key concepts: Third ventricle, Optic chiasm, Medicine, Glioma, Pathology, Anatomy, Optic nerve, Cancer research

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