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Optic Chiasm Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
1789543
•Concept ID:
C2103468
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the optic chiasm. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOptic Chiasm Neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and Management of Pituitary Adenomas: A Review.
Tritos NA, Miller KK
JAMA 2023 Apr 25;329(16):1386-1398. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.5444. PMID: 37097352
Diagnosis and Treatment of Acromegaly: An Update.
Ershadinia N, Tritos NA
Mayo Clin Proc 2022 Feb;97(2):333-346. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.11.007. PMID: 35120696
Current treatment of optic nerve gliomas.
Farazdaghi MK, Katowitz WR, Avery RA
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2019 Sep;30(5):356-363. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000587. PMID: 31246635Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Thyrotropin-secreting tumor "TSH-PitNET": From diagnosis to treatment.
Briet C, Suteau V, Illouz F, Rodien P
Ann Endocrinol (Paris) 2023 Aug;84(4):407-412. Epub 2023 Jan 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ando.2023.01.004. PMID: 36716819
ESE Clinical Practice Guideline on functioning and nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas in pregnancy.
Luger A, Broersen LHA, Biermasz NR, Biller BMK, Buchfelder M, Chanson P, Jorgensen JOL, Kelestimur F, Llahana S, Maiter D, Mintziori G, Petraglia F, Verkauskiene R, Webb SM, Dekkers OM
Eur J Endocrinol 2021 Aug 23;185(3):G1-G33. doi: 10.1530/EJE-21-0462. PMID: 34425558
Single- and Multi-Fraction Stereotactic Radiosurgery Dose Tolerances of the Optic Pathways.
Milano MT, Grimm J, Soltys SG, Yorke E, Moiseenko V, Tomé WA, Sahgal A, Xue J, Ma L, Solberg TD, Kirkpatrick JP, Constine LS, Flickinger JC, Marks LB, El Naqa I
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021 May 1;110(1):87-99. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.01.053. PMID: 29534899Free PMC Article
Organs at risk in the brain and their dose-constraints in adults and in children: a radiation oncologist's guide for delineation in everyday practice.
Scoccianti S, Detti B, Gadda D, Greto D, Furfaro I, Meacci F, Simontacchi G, Di Brina L, Bonomo P, Giacomelli I, Meattini I, Mangoni M, Cappelli S, Cassani S, Talamonti C, Bordi L, Livi L
Radiother Oncol 2015 Feb;114(2):230-8. Epub 2015 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.01.016. PMID: 25701297
Optic chiasm astrocytomas of childhood. 1. Long-term follow-up.
Medlock MD, Madsen JR, Barnes PD, Anthony DS, Cohen LE, Scott RM
Pediatr Neurosurg 1997 Sep;27(3):121-8. doi: 10.1159/000121239. PMID: 9548522

Diagnosis

Intraoperative MRI for Pituitary Adenomas.
Jones PS, Swearingen B
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2019 Oct;30(4):413-420. Epub 2019 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2019.05.003. PMID: 31471048
Pediatric Optic Pathway/Hypothalamic Glioma.
Aihara Y, Chiba K, Eguchi S, Amano K, Kawamata T
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2018 Jan 15;58(1):1-9. Epub 2017 Nov 9 doi: 10.2176/nmc.ra.2017-0081. PMID: 29118304Free PMC Article
Pituitary incidentaloma.
Orija IB, Weil RJ, Hamrahian AH
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012 Feb;26(1):47-68. doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2011.07.003. PMID: 22305452
Optic chiasm astrocytomas of childhood. 1. Long-term follow-up.
Medlock MD, Madsen JR, Barnes PD, Anthony DS, Cohen LE, Scott RM
Pediatr Neurosurg 1997 Sep;27(3):121-8. doi: 10.1159/000121239. PMID: 9548522
Chiasmal syndrome.
Trevino R
J Am Optom Assoc 1995 Sep;66(9):559-75. PMID: 7490416

Therapy

Diagnosis and Management of Pituitary Adenomas: A Review.
Tritos NA, Miller KK
JAMA 2023 Apr 25;329(16):1386-1398. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.5444. PMID: 37097352
Approach to the Patient With Prolactinoma.
Auriemma RS, Pirchio R, Pivonello C, Garifalos F, Colao A, Pivonello R
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023 Aug 18;108(9):2400-2423. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgad174. PMID: 36974474Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and Treatment of Acromegaly: An Update.
Ershadinia N, Tritos NA
Mayo Clin Proc 2022 Feb;97(2):333-346. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.11.007. PMID: 35120696
Single- and Multi-Fraction Stereotactic Radiosurgery Dose Tolerances of the Optic Pathways.
Milano MT, Grimm J, Soltys SG, Yorke E, Moiseenko V, Tomé WA, Sahgal A, Xue J, Ma L, Solberg TD, Kirkpatrick JP, Constine LS, Flickinger JC, Marks LB, El Naqa I
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021 May 1;110(1):87-99. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.01.053. PMID: 29534899Free PMC Article
Current treatment of optic nerve gliomas.
Farazdaghi MK, Katowitz WR, Avery RA
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2019 Sep;30(5):356-363. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000587. PMID: 31246635Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Diagnosis and Treatment of Acromegaly: An Update.
Ershadinia N, Tritos NA
Mayo Clin Proc 2022 Feb;97(2):333-346. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.11.007. PMID: 35120696
Craniopharyngiomas.
Hamblin R, Tsermoulas G, Karavitaki N
Presse Med 2021 Dec;50(4):104078. Epub 2021 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2021.104078. PMID: 34688870
Single- and Multi-Fraction Stereotactic Radiosurgery Dose Tolerances of the Optic Pathways.
Milano MT, Grimm J, Soltys SG, Yorke E, Moiseenko V, Tomé WA, Sahgal A, Xue J, Ma L, Solberg TD, Kirkpatrick JP, Constine LS, Flickinger JC, Marks LB, El Naqa I
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021 May 1;110(1):87-99. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.01.053. PMID: 29534899Free PMC Article
Visual Outcomes After Pituitary Surgery.
Uy B, Wilson B, Kim WJ, Prashant G, Bergsneider M
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2019 Oct;30(4):483-489. Epub 2019 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2019.06.002. PMID: 31471055
Pituitary incidentaloma: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline.
Freda PU, Beckers AM, Katznelson L, Molitch ME, Montori VM, Post KD, Vance ML; Endocrine Society
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2011 Apr;96(4):894-904. doi: 10.1210/jc.2010-1048. PMID: 21474686Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Diagnosis and Management of Pituitary Adenomas: A Review.
Tritos NA, Miller KK
JAMA 2023 Apr 25;329(16):1386-1398. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.5444. PMID: 37097352
Diagnosis and Treatment of Acromegaly: An Update.
Ershadinia N, Tritos NA
Mayo Clin Proc 2022 Feb;97(2):333-346. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.11.007. PMID: 35120696
Single- and Multi-Fraction Stereotactic Radiosurgery Dose Tolerances of the Optic Pathways.
Milano MT, Grimm J, Soltys SG, Yorke E, Moiseenko V, Tomé WA, Sahgal A, Xue J, Ma L, Solberg TD, Kirkpatrick JP, Constine LS, Flickinger JC, Marks LB, El Naqa I
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021 May 1;110(1):87-99. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.01.053. PMID: 29534899Free PMC Article
Visual Outcomes After Pituitary Surgery.
Uy B, Wilson B, Kim WJ, Prashant G, Bergsneider M
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2019 Oct;30(4):483-489. Epub 2019 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2019.06.002. PMID: 31471055
Non-functioning pituitary adenomas.
Chanson P, Brochier S
J Endocrinol Invest 2005;28(11 Suppl International):93-9. PMID: 16625856

Recent systematic reviews

Deep learning algorithm performance in contouring head and neck organs at risk: a systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis.
Liu P, Sun Y, Zhao X, Yan Y
Biomed Eng Online 2023 Nov 1;22(1):104. doi: 10.1186/s12938-023-01159-y. PMID: 37915046Free PMC Article
Endocrine disorders after primary gamma knife radiosurgery for pituitary adenomas: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Palmisciano P, Ogasawara C, Ogasawara M, Ferini G, Scalia G, Haider AS, Bin Alamer O, Salvati M, Umana GE
Pituitary 2022 Jun;25(3):404-419. Epub 2022 Mar 29 doi: 10.1007/s11102-022-01219-x. PMID: 35349010
Cavernous Malformations of the Optic Nerve and Optic Pathway: A Case Series and Systematic Review of the Literature.
Srinivasan VM, Koester SW, Wang MS, Rahmani R, Ma KL, Catapano JS, Labib MA, Lawton MT
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2021 Oct 13;21(5):291-302. doi: 10.1093/ons/opab284. PMID: 34460919
Optical coherence tomography impacts the evaluation of visual pathway tumors.
Banc A, Stan C, Florian IS
Neurosurg Rev 2018 Apr;41(2):415-426. Epub 2016 Jul 28 doi: 10.1007/s10143-016-0772-1. PMID: 27465394
Anterior visual pathway cavernous malformations.
Tan T, Tee JW, Trost N, McKelvie P, Wang YY
J Clin Neurosci 2015 Feb;22(2):258-67. Epub 2014 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2014.07.027. PMID: 25439746

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