Proptosis and Ptosis from Lymphoma (Kennerdell Case 64, PPT)

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Identifier Kennerdell_case64_papfl
Title Proptosis and Ptosis from Lymphoma (Kennerdell Case 64, PPT)
Creator John S. Kennerdell, MD (1935-2017)
Affiliation Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Subject Proptosis; Exophthalmos; Blepharoptosis; Ptosis; Lymphoma; Ultrasonography; Tomography, X-ray Computed; Radiotherapy
Description History: An 84-year-old woman was referred with a one-year history of left proptosis and ptosis. The upper lid had partially impaired vision. She was in good general health without evidence of a tumor elsewhere. Anatomy: Orbit. Disease Diagnosis: Lymphoma. Neuroimaging: The ultrasound with the beam coming from left to right showing the lesion posterior to the globe as an anechoic lost lesion with a strong posterior wall. An axial CT scan of the lesion in the left orbit superior to the globe and in the anterior orbit extending posteriorly. A coronal view of the orbits with the lesion in a superior aspect of the left globe with an irregular component of the Optic Nerve being inferior to the lesion. Pathology: Lid lymphocytes obtained by a fine needle aspiration biopsy. Presenting Symptom: Left proptosis and ptosis. Treatment: 2,400 cGy of radiation therapy.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation Microsoft PowerPoint
Type Text
Source 35mm Kodachrome slide
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: John S. Kennerdell Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Kennerdell/
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
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Setname ehsl_novel_jsk
ID 180095
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pk0hv0
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