Optic nerve glioma
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Optic nerve glioma Classification and external resources 
Magnetic resonance image of a large retrobulbar optic nerve tumor causing massive proptosis.ICD-10 C72.3 MedlinePlus 001024 eMedicine radio/486 MeSH C04.557.465.625.600.380.080.667 Optic nerve glioma (or optic glioma), a form of glioma which affects the optic nerve, is often one of the central nervous system manifestations of Neurofibromatosis 1.
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Nervous tissue tumors/NS neoplasm/Neuroectodermal tumor (ICD-O 9350–9589) (C70–C72, D32–D33, 191–192/225) Endocrine/
sellar (9350–9379)other: PinealomaCNS
(9380–9539)Astrocytoma (Pilocytic astrocytoma, Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, Fibrillary (also diffuse or lowgrade) astrocytomas, Anaplastic astrocytoma, Glioblastoma multiforme)Ependymoma · SubependymomaMultiple/unknownMature
neuronNeuroblastoma (Esthesioneuroblastoma, Ganglioneuroblastoma) · Medulloblastoma · Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumorPrimitiveMeningiomas
(meninges)HematopoieticPNS: NST
(9540–9579)cranial and paraspinal nerves: Neurofibroma (Neurofibrosarcoma, Neurofibromatosis) · Neurilemmoma/Schwannoma (Acoustic neuroma) · Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumornote: not all brain tumors are of nervous tissue, and not all nervous tissue tumors are in the brain (see brain metastases)
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