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. 1989 Dec;73(12):960–966. doi: 10.1136/bjo.73.12.960

Primary optic nerve sheath meningioma.

J E Wright 1, A A McNab 1, W I McDonald 1
PMCID: PMC1041947  PMID: 2611192

Abstract

Fifty patients with optic nerve sheath meningiomas have been reviewed with a follow-up of up to 15 years. The median age at onset of their symptoms was 40.0 years. The majority were middle aged females with a slowly progressive lesion. More aggressive lesions were encountered in a younger, predominantly male group of patients with frequent intracranial involvement. Our experience indicates that a more aggressive surgical approach to these lesions is needed to prevent this sequence of events. Meningiomas in older individuals often do not need treatment, though radiotherapy can be beneficial.

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