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Rarest of the rare: Chordoid glioma infiltrating the optic chiasm
Qasim S Al Hinai1, Kevin Petrecca
1Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Background:
Chordoid glioma is a rare brain tumor typically located within the anterior third ventricle. It is a well-circumscribed, non-infiltrative tumor that grows as a mass within the ventricle.
Case Description:
We present the case of a 50-year-old woman with a chordoid glioma located in the anterior third ventricle. Unusually, MRI revealed an enlarged optic chiasm. Histological sampling of the chiasm revealed tumor invasion.
Conclusion:
Involvement of the optic apparatus is generally thought to be an imaging feature that can be used to distinguish chordoid gliomas from optic/hypothalamic gliomas. This case provides the first reported exception to this dogma.
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