Meningioma

A rare, mostly benign, primary tumor of the meninges (arachnoid cap cells), usually located in the supratentorial compartment, commonly appearing in the sixth and seventh decade of life, clinically silent in most cases or causing hyperostosis close to the tumor and resulting in focal bulging and localized pain in less than 10% of cases. Additional features may include headache, seizures, gradual personality changes (apathy and dementia), anosmia, impaired vision, exophthalmos, hearing loss, ataxia, dysmetria, hypotonia, nystagmus, and rarely spontaneous bleeding.

Retinal vein occlusion

Blockage of the retinal vein.

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PMID (PMCID)
9717758	FEMALE	Middle Aged
	Optic nerve breast metastasis mimicking meningioma.
	Backhouse O, Simmons I, Frank A, Cassels-Brown A. Aust N Z J Ophthalmol. 1998;26(3):247-9.
	We report on an optic nerve breast metastasis masquerading initially as a central retinal vein occlusion and later as an optic nerve meningioma.
1814988	MALE	Middle Aged
	Congenital optociliary shunt vessels.
	Anderson SF, Townsend JC, Selvin GJ, Jew RL. J Am Optom Assoc. 1991;62(2):109-15.
	Diagnostic implications of optociliary shunt vessels include 1) congenital variations, or 2) acquired secondary to a long-standing venous congestive event as occurs with optic nerve sheath meningioma, central retinal vein occlusion, papilledema, hyaloid bodies of the optic nervehead, dysthyroid optic neuropathy, and papillophlebitis.
2139042	MIXED_SAMPLE	Adult
	Clinical studies on the occurrence and the pathogenesis of optociliary veins.
	Masuyama Y, Kodama Y, Matsuura Y, Sawada A, Harada K, Tsuchiya T. J Clin Neuroophthalmol. 1990;10(1):1-8.
	Causative ocular diseases were: central retinal vein occlusion (14 cases, 70%); optic disc drusen (2 cases, 10%); and optic nerve sheath meningioma, high myopia, glaucoma, congenital anomaly (1 case each, total 20%).
6213648	MIXED_SAMPLE	Adult
	Fluorescein angiography of optociliary shunt vessels.
	Boschetti NV, Smith JL, Osher RH, Gass JD, Norton EW. J Clin Neuroophthalmol. 1981;1(1):9-30.
	Four patients had optic nerve sheath meningiomas, and four patients had central retinal vein occlusions.
6155936	MIXED_SAMPLE	Adult
	Acquired optociliary shunt vessels in papilloedema.
	Eggers HM, Sanders MD. Br J Ophthalmol. 1980;64(4):267-71.
	These vessels may also be found with optic nerve tumours, particularly spheno-orbital meningiomas, optic nerve drusen, glaucoma, and after central retinal vein occlusion.