They Said I was Better

Identifier walsh_2000_s2_c5
Title They Said I was Better
Creator Steven A. Newman, MD
Affiliation Charlottesville, VA
Subject Exotropia; Germinoma; Optic Nerve Neoplasms
History A 33 year-old legally blind male with progressive left optic nerve enlargement.
Pathology Germ cell tumor infiltrating optic nerve and optic nerve sheaths.
Disease/Diagnosis Diffuse small cell optic nerve germinoma
Clinical VA: 20/200 OD, 20/80 OS
Presenting Symptom Left optic nerve enlargement
Neuroimaging MRI
Treatment Surgery; Antineoplastic agents
Date 2000
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