UNASSIGNED: Anterior visual pathway @entity600 ( @entity600 ) are rare diagnoses with poorly-defined natural history and management. A systematic review of all reports of anterior visual pathway @entity600 was performed to identify all English-language articles with histopathologically-proven anterior visual pathway @entity600 published from 1950 to December 2013. @entity1 demographics, presenting symptoms, @entity600 location, treatment modality and clinical outcome were recorded and analyzed. The case of a 60-year-old @entity1 from our institution with acute-on-chronic @entity227 secondary to visual pathway @entity600 is presented. Including the current @entity1 , 70 cases of anterior visual pathway @entity600 have been published to our knowledge. The average @entity1 age is 34.8  standard deviation of 14.2years, with a female preponderance (n=37, 52.9%). The majority of @entity1 had an acute (n=44; 62.9%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.51-0.73) onset of symptoms. In at least 55.6% (n=40) of @entity1 , the cause of @entity227 was initially misdiagnosed. The majority (91.4%; n=64) of @entity1 underwent craniotomy, with complete resection and subtotal resection achieved in 53.1% (n=34; 95%CI 0.41-0.65) and 17.2% (n=11; 95%CI 0.10-0.28) of all surgical @entity1 , respectively. Comparing surgically managed @entity1 , complete resection improved @entity227 in 59.0% (n=20; 95%CI 0.42-0.75), while subtotal resection improved @entity227 in 50.0% (n=5; 95%CI 0.24-0.76; p=0.62). @entity600 is an important differential diagnosis for suprasellar lesions presenting with @entity227 . A high index of suspicion is required in its diagnosis. Expeditious operative management is recommended to improve clinical outcomes.

Anterior visual pathway XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['woman', 'patients', 'patient', 'Patient'] @entity227 :: ('MESH:D014786', 'Disease') :: ['visual deficits', 'visual disturbance'] @entity600 :: ('MESH:D000014', 'Disease') :: ['CM', 'cavernous malformations']
@entity600 :: (MESH:D000014,Disease) :: ['cavernous malformations']
