Chordoid Glioma Infiltrating Optic Structures

J Neuroophthalmol. 2019 Sep;39(3):408-410. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000757.

Abstract

Chordoid glioma of the third ventricle (CGTV) is a rare, slow-growing, World Health Organization Grade II glial tumor, with stereotyped localization in the anterior third ventricle. Despite being considered a noninvasive tumor, CGTV is usually associated with a poor clinical outcome due to its close proximity to important cerebral structures, such as the hypothalamus and visual pathways. Our patient with CGTV experienced visual involvement, but after subtotal surgical resection showed no evidence of progression at 5-year follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / surgery
  • Craniotomy
  • Disease Progression
  • Glioma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Glioma / pathology
  • Glioma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Optic Chiasm / diagnostic imaging*
  • Optic Chiasm / pathology
  • Optic Chiasm / surgery
  • Third Ventricle / diagnostic imaging*
  • Third Ventricle / pathology
  • Third Ventricle / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome