| Identifier |
walsh_2017_s1_c1-radiology |
| Title |
Pseudo-Pseudotumor Cerebri (radiology) |
| Creator |
Valerie Biousse; Jose Velázquez Vega; Amit Saindane; Nancy Newman |
| Affiliation |
(VB) Emory University School of Medicine. Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, Georgia; (JVV) Emory University School of Medicine. Department of Pathology, Atlanta, Georgia; (AS) Emory University School of Medicine. Department of Radiology, Atlanta, Georgia; (NN) Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Subject |
Papilledema; Headaches; Malignant Melanoma; Spinal Cord Neoplasm |
| History |
A 54-yo man presented with a 10-month history of daily headaches and bilateral disc edema. PMHx was remarkable for uncomplicated type-2 diabetes mellitus, and hypothyroidism. He developed headaches in 07/2014 after being stung by wasps. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Isolated raised intracranial pressure for one year revealing a primary spinal leptomeningeal malignant melanoma. |
| Date |
2017-04 |
| References |
1-Xie ZY, Hsieh KL, Tsang YM, Cheung WK, Hsieh CH. Primary leptomeningeal melanoma. J Clin Neurosci 2014; 21:1051-2.2-Küsters-Vandevelde HV, Küsters B, van Engen-van Grunsven AC, Groenen PJ, Wesseling P, Blokx WA. Primary melanocytic tumors of the central nervous system: a review with focus on molecular aspects. Brain Pathol 2015; 25: 209-26. 3-Liu XY, Lai F, Yan XG, Jiang CC, Guo ST, Wang CY, Croft A, Tseng HY, Wilmott JS, Scolyer RA, Jin L, Zhang XD. RIP1 Kinase Is an Oncogenic Driver in Melanoma. Cancer Res 2015; 75: 1736-48. 4-Taylor J, Collier J. The occurrence of optic neuritis in lesions of the spinal cord: injury, tumor, myelitis: an account of twelve cases and one autopsy. Brain 1901; 24: 532-53 5-Costello F, Kardon RH, Wall M, Kirby P, Ryken T, Lee AG. Papilledema as the presenting manifestation of spinal schwannoma. J Neuro-Ophthalmol 2002; 22: 199-203. 6-Porter A, Lyons MK, Wingerchuk DM, Bosch EP. Spinal cord astrocytoma presenting as 'idiopathic' intracranial hypertension. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2006; 108: 787-789. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Image |
| Source |
49th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2017 |
| 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 2017. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6g19vg7 |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
1277671 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6g19vg7 |
