| Identifier |
walsh_2010_s4_c3 |
| Title |
The Gift that Keeps Giving (PowerPoint) |
| Creator |
Steven Newman |
| Affiliation |
University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA |
| Subject |
Mucormycosis; Fibrosarcoma; Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced; Diplopia; Blepharoptosis; Ophthalmoplegia; Fungal Infections |
| History |
A 55-year old male with a 6-month history of double vision, reduced acuity and gradual loss of vision OD. |
| Pathology |
Mucor |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Mucormycosis in a low grade radiation induced fibrosarcoma |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/30 OD, 20/20 OS |
| Presenting Symptom |
Diplopia; Reduced acuity |
| Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
| Treatment |
Antibacterial agents; Steroids; Surgery |
| Date |
2010-03 |
| References |
1. Anderson JR, Treip CS. Radiation-induced intracranial neoplasms: A report of three possible cases. Cancer 53: 426-9, 1984. 2. Anonymous. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 3-2001. A 59-year-old diabetic man with unilateral visual loss and oculomotor-nerve palsy. N Engl J Med 344:286-93, 2001. 3. Ducatman BS, Scheithauer BW. Postirradiation neurofibrosarcoma. Cancer 51:1028-33, 1983. 4. Hussain S, Salahuddin N, Ahmad I, et al. Rhinocerebral invasive mycosis: occurrence in immunocompetentindividuals. European J Radiol. 20:151-5, 1995. 5. Ron E, Modan B, Boice JD Jr, et al. Tumors of the brain and nervous system after radiotherapy in childhood. N Engl J Med 319:1033-9, 1988. 6. Yousem DM, Galetta SL, Gusnard DA, Goldberg HI. MR findings in rhinocerebral mucormycosis. J Comput Assist Tomog. 13:878-82, 1989. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Format Creation |
Microsoft PowerPoint |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
42nd Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2010 |
| 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 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6ft8pvb |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178953 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ft8pvb |
