| Identifier |
20190317_nanos_posters_089 |
| Title |
A Case of an Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Causing Infiltrative Optic Neuropathy and Carcinomatous Meningitis |
| Creator |
Tatiana Bakaeva; Marc Bouffard |
| Affiliation |
(TB) Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; (MB) Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 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 |
| Type |
Text |
| 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: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| 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 |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
1432309 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6935bk0 |
