| Identifier |
Kennerdell_case44_pfpc.ppt |
| Title |
Proptosis from prostatic cancer (Kennerdell Case 44, PPT) |
| Creator |
John S. Kennerdell, MD, Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, Allegheny General Hospital Professor, Ophthalmology, Drexel University |
| Subject |
Proptosis; Exophthalmos; Orbit; Parietal Bone; Parietal Lobe; Zygoma; Prostatic Neoplasms; Tomography, X-ray Computed; Radiotherapy; Orbital Metastasis |
| Presenting Symptom |
Silent right proptosis for three months; 20 pound weight loss in the past six months. |
| History |
A 72-year-old man was referred with a silent right proptosis for three months with no functional deficit. In addition, he had a 20 pound weight loss in the past six months. |
| Neuroimaging |
Axial CT scan of a proptosed right eye with a subtle lesion along the lateral wall of the right orbit. Coronal CT scan with a very thickened right zygoma and parietal bones with a soft tissue coating in the orbit and parietal lobe. Multiple sites of metastases of the metastatic prostatic cancer which was then discovered by prostate biopsy. |
| Anatomy |
Orbit; Parietal Bone; Parietal Lobe; Zygoma |
| Pathology |
Cytologic specimen obtained by fine needle aspiration of the superior right orbit obtained along the bony lateral superior wall. The Papanicolaou stain reveals malignant prostate cancer cells. A photomicrograph stained with hemotoxin and eosin demonstrating the malignant prostatic cells. |
| Etiology |
Prostatic Neoplasms |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Prostatic Neoplasms |
| Treatment |
Radiotherapy |
| Contributor Primary |
Kennerdell, John S. |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Type |
Image |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Format Creation |
Scanned at 2700 ppi on Nikon LS2000 and Nikon 8000 film scanners |
| Source |
35mm Kodachrome slide |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| Contributing Institution |
Allegheny General Hospital. Dept. of Ophthalmology; Drexel University. Dept. of Ophthalmology |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E, SLC, UT 84112-5890 |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Metadata Cataloger |
Ken Rockwell, Associate Librarian, Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s61r6s7b |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jsk |
| Date Created |
2007-12-05 |
| Date Modified |
2021-05-06 |
| ID |
180131 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61r6s7b |
