| Identifier |
walsh_2001_s3_c3 |
| Title |
Two Sixes are Hard to Swallow |
| Creator |
M. Tariq Bhatti, MD, Duke Health |
| Subject |
Diplopia; Seizures; Abducens Nerve Diseases; Ocular Motility Disorders; Papilledema; Esophageal Neoplasms; Adenocarcinoma; Meningeal Carcinomatosis |
| History |
A 60-year old male with hoarseness and headaches attributed to a viral illness developed binocular, horizontal diplopia. |
| Pathology |
Poorly differentiated infiltrating adenocarcinoma of the esophagus |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Neoplastic meningitis secondary to esophageal adenocarcinoma |
| Clinical |
Bilateral VI nerve palsy |
| Presenting Symptom |
Headache; Hoarseness; Diplopia |
| Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
| Treatment |
Antiviral agents; Anticonvulsants; Surgery |
| Date |
2001 |
| References |
1. Lesser GJ. Neoplastic meningitis. The Neurologist 1996;2:11-24. 2. Wasserstrom WR, Glass JP, Posner JB. Diagnosis and treatment of leptomeningeal metastases from solid tumors. Experience with 90 patients. Cancer 1982;49:759-772. 3. Zachariah B, Zachariah SB, Varghese R, Balducci L. Carcinomatosis meningitis: clinical manifestations and management. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1995;33:7-12. 4. Jorda M, Ganjei-Azar P, Nadji M. Cytologic characteristics of meningeal carcinomatosis. Arch Neurol 1998;55:181-184. 5. Quint LE, Hepburn LM, Francis IR, Whyte RI, Orringer MB. Incidence and distribution of distant metastasis from newly diagnosed esophageal carcinoma. Cancer 1995;76:1120-1125. 6. Averbuch SD, Blinder MA. Brain metastasis from esophageal carcinoma. CA Cancer J Clinc 1983;33:164-166. 7. Fisher MA, Weiss RB. Carcinomatosis meningitis in gastrointestingal malignancies. South Med J 1979;72:930-932. 8. Teare JP, Whitehead M, Rake MO, Coker RJ. Rapid onset of blindness due to meningeal carcinomatosis from an oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Postgrad Med J 1991;67:909-911. 9. Girola SS, Arrigoni E, DiGiullo G, Di Maggio EM, Mazzone A. Meningeal carcinomatosis in patient with esophagus adenocarcinoma. Minerva Med 1997;88:105-107. 10. Castell DO, Richter JE, eds. The Esophagus, 3rd ed. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1999;235-258. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
27th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM |
| Relation is Part of |
Case 3, Session III, Walsh Session, NANOS 2001 |
| 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 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s69k4dxr |
| Contributor Primary |
Bhatti, M. Tariq |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
177708 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69k4dxr |
