Metastatic Carcinoma

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Identifier 96_Metastatic Carcinoma
Title Metastatic Carcinoma
Creator David G. Cogan, MD (1908-1993)
Contributors David D. Donaldson
Affiliation (DGC) Former Director of Ophthalmology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Subject Retina; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic; Choroid; Bone Neoplasms; Adenocarcinoma; Neoplasm Metastasis; Optic Disc; Fundus Oculi
Description Presenting Symptom: Hemorrhagic optic neuropathy. Pathology: Metastatic choroid. Clinical: Tumors metastasize most commonly to the choroid and present the fundus picture of an ill-defined, yellowish elevation of the retina obscuring the choroidal landmarks. In the present case, there is also a hemorrhagic optic neuropathy suggesting an associated metastasis to the nerve. The patient was a 52-year old male with generalized adenocarcinomatosis (positive biopsy from mandibular region) but the primary source was never ascertained. Disease/ Diagnosis: Metastatic adenocarcinoma
Date 1971
Language eng
Format image/jpeg
Type Image
Relation is Part of Ocular Fundus Slides
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: David G. Cogan Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Cogan/
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/s6zp47st
Setname ehsl_novel_dgc
ID 177355
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zp47st
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