A Case of an Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Causing Infiltrative Optic Neuropathy and Carcinomatous Meningitis

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Identifier 20190317_nanos_posters_089
Title A Case of an Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Causing Infiltrative Optic Neuropathy and Carcinomatous Meningitis
Creator Tatiana Bakaeva, Marc Bouffard
Subject Optic Neuropathy; High Intracranial Pressure/Headache; Tumors
Description Gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma is known as one of the most difficult malignancies to treat. The development of carcinomatous meningitis from it is extremely rare and indicates poor prognosis. This case report describes diagnostic challenges in a patient with an esophageal adenocarcinoma causing infiltrative optic neuropathy and carcinomatous meningitis.
Date 2019-03
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Source 2019 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NAM 2019: Poster Session I: Clinical Highlights in Neuro-Ophthalmology
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2019. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6935bk0
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Contributor Primary Tatiana Bakaeva
Contributor Secondary Marc Bouffard
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 1432309
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6935bk0