| Identifier |
walsh_2007_s3_c3 |
| Title |
Small Surprises Along the Journey (PowerPoint) |
| Creator |
Janet Rucker, MD |
| Affiliation |
Chicago, IL |
| Subject |
Ovarian Neoplasms; Carcinoma; Pathologic Nystagmus; Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System; Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration |
| History |
29-year old female with a 2-year history oscillopsia. Previous history significant for Dx ovarian cancer three years before Tx surgery and chemotherapy. |
| Pathology |
Primary ovarian undifferentiated small cell carcinoma |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration with anti-Hu antibodies in the CSF secondary to recurrent small cell ovarian cancer. |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/40 OD, 20/30 OS; Normal color vision |
| Presenting Symptom |
Visual distortions; Gait disturbances |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
Antineoplastic agents; IVIG |
| Date |
2007-02 |
| References |
1. Eichhorn JH, Young RH, Scully RE. Primary ovarian small cell carcinoma of pulmonary type: a clinicopathologic, immunohistologic, and flow cytometric analysis of 11 cases. Am J Surg Pathol 16, 926-938, 1992. 2. Pittock SJ, Kryzer TJ, Lennon VA. Paraneoplastic antibodies coexist and predict cancer, not neurological syndrome. Ann Neurol 56, 715-719, 2004. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Format Creation |
Microsoft PowerPoint |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
39th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2007 |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6h134sm |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178318 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h134sm |
