| Identifier |
20130212_nanos_posters_123 |
| Title |
Breast Cancer Metastases to Bilateral Optic Nerve Sheaths in Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis |
| Creator |
Ethan H. Tittler; Vivian Rismondo |
| Affiliation |
University of Maryland Department of Ophthalmology, Baltimore, MD |
| Subject |
Optic Nerve Sheath; Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis; Metastatic Breast Cancer |
| Description |
Tumor metastasis to the optic nerve sheath is rare and is associated with significant morbidity and a poor rognosis. Bilateral optic nerve sheath involvement is exceedingly uncommon, but one possible route for this devastating complication is through the cerebrospinal fluid in cases of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. |
| Date |
2013-02-12 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2013 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2013: Poster Presentations |
| 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 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s68h1sc0 |
| Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
183239 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68h1sc0 |
