| Identifier |
walsh_2008_s4_c1_pp |
| Title |
I Can't Seem to Find My Glasses (PowerPoint) |
| Creator |
Susan Benes, MD |
| Affiliation |
Columbus, Ohio |
| Subject |
Melanoma; Mixed Tumor, Malignant; Optic Nerve Neoplasms |
| History |
A 55-year old male with progressive loss of vision OS. |
| Pathology |
Melanotic tumor |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Primary mixed benign melanocytic and malignant melanoma tumor of the dura of the optic nerve |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/20 OD; Hand motions OS; Exophthalmometry: 12 OD, 15 OS; Tonometry: 19 OD, 17 OS |
| Presenting Symptom |
Loss of vision OS |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
Surgery |
| Date |
2008-03 |
| References |
1. Allcutt D, Michowiz S, Weitzman S, et al. Primary leptomeningeal melanoma: an unusually aggressive tumor in childhood. Neurosurgery 32: 721-729, 1993. 2. Macfarlane R, Marks PV, Waters A. Primary melanoma of the dura mater. Br J Neurosurgery 3(2): 235-238, 1989. 3. Ozden B, Barlas O, Hacihanefloglu U. Primary dural melanomas: report of two cases and review of the literature. Neurosurgery 15: 104-107, 1984. 4. Rosenthal G, Gomori JM, Tobias S, et al. Unusual cases involving the CNS and nasal sinuses: Primary Leptomeningeal Melanoma 2 cases. J Clin Oncology 21: 3875-3877, 2003. 5. Paul MJ, Summers Y, Calvert AH, et al. Effect of temozolomide on central nervous system relapse in patients with advanced melanoma. Melanoma Res 12(2):175-178, 2002. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Format Creation |
Microsoft PowerPoint |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
40th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2008 |
| 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 2002. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6474dmq |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178228 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6474dmq |
