Identifier |
19910226_nanos_immunologyinnosympos_07 |
Title |
CAR Syndrome |
Creator |
John B. Selhorst, MD |
Affiliation |
St. Louis, MO |
Subject |
Cancer Associated Retinopathy; CAR Syndrome; Visual Paraneoplastlc Syndrome; Photoreceptor Cell Loss; Large Retinal Ganglion Cells; Demyelination; Steroid Therapy |
Description |
In 1976, Sawyer and associates described the development of subacute blindness in three women who had a highly malignant form of cancer. In each patient pathologic study showed that the loss of vision was due to a complete loss of photoreceptor cells. These observers proposed that the photoreceptor cell degeneration was related to the malignant tumor. Although well-established in neurology, this published report introduced the concept of a remote effect of cancer on the visual system into the ophthalmic literature. This condition is now known as cancer-associated retinopathy or the CAR syndrome. Despite the fact that the diagnosis is straightforward, the rarity of this disorder and its uncertain pathogenesis cause It to be under recognized. |
Date |
1991-02-26 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
1991 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 1991: Immunology in Neuro-Ophthalmology Symposium |
Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6c56sf8 |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
183068 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c56sf8 |