| Identifier |
walsh_2006_s3_c4 |
| Title |
Blurry Vision |
| Creator |
Donna L. Hill, MD; Busaba Sathornsumetee, MD; Meenakshi Gupta, MD; Nancy J. Newman, MD; Valérie Biousse, MD |
| Affiliation |
Atlanta, GA |
| Subject |
Papilledema; Diplopia; Headache; Tinnitus; Abducens Nerve Diseases; Meningeal Neoplasms; Melanoma |
| History |
A 50-year old female with with bi-frontal headache and blurred vision OU. Previous history significant for hyperlipidemia and gastroesophageal reflux disease. |
| Pathology |
Epithelioid cells with pleomorphic nuclei and a high mitotic rate demonstrated. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Leptomeningeal primary melanomatosis |
| Clinical |
Binocular horizontal diplopia |
| Presenting Symptom |
Headache; Blurred vision |
| Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
| Treatment |
Antineoplastic agents |
| Date |
2006 |
| References |
1. Bar H, Schlote W. Malignant melanoma in the CNS, subtyping and immunocytochemistry. Clin Neuropathol. 1997;16:337-45. 2. Kesari S, Batchelor T. Leptomeningeal metastases. Neurologic Clinics. 2003;21: 25-66. 3. Lopez-Castilla J. Primary leptomeningeal melanoma in a child. Pediatr Neurol. 2001;24:390-2. 4. Pirini M, et al. Primary diffuse meningeal melanomatosis: radiologic-pathologic correlation. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2003;24:115-8. 5. Thorton C, et al. Primary malignant melanoma of the meninges. Clin Neuropathol. 1988; 7:244-8. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
32nd Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, 2006 Frank B. Walsh Session |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2006 |
| 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/s6k64mv1 |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178062 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k64mv1 |
