Which One is The Real Zebra

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Identifier walsh_2014_s1_c2-1
Title Which One is The Real Zebra
Creator Madhura A. Tamhankar; Julia Kharlip; Robert Lustig; Jon Burnham; Karuna Shekdar; Michele Paessler; Lucy Rorke; Kristina Cole
Affiliation University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
Subject Optic Neuropathy; Lymphocytic Hypophysitis; Germinoma
History A 15-year-old male complained of headaches and nausea, two months after appendectomy.
Disease/Diagnosis Suprasellar germinoma with optic chiasm involvement.
Presenting Symptom A 15-year-old male complained of headaches and nausea, two months after appendectomy.
Neuroimaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Treatment Proton Radiation Therapy
Date 2014-03
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Image
Source 46th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2014
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 2014. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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