Postoperative progressive visual loss

A 61-year-old man was admitted with postoperative progressive bilateral visual loss following a parasagittal meningioma resection. No risk factor predisposing to an ischemic optic neuropathy was present and routine radiologic examinations did not reveal any pathology of the central or peripheral vis...

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Published in:Survey of ophthalmology 2004-09, Vol.49 (5), p.509-512
Main Authors: ARSAVA, Ethem Murat, CIKRIKCI, Bedile Irem, MOCAN, Gamze, TEKKOK, Ismail, KANSU, Tulay, CROSS, Shelley Ann
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - complications
Adenocarcinoma - secondary
Biological and medical sciences
Disease Progression
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Meningeal Neoplasms - surgery
Meningioma - surgery
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Unknown Primary
Ophthalmology
Optic Nerve Neoplasms - complications
Optic Nerve Neoplasms - secondary
Postoperative Complications
Vision disorders
Vision Disorders - etiology
Vision Disorders - physiopathology
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Summary:A 61-year-old man was admitted with postoperative progressive bilateral visual loss following a parasagittal meningioma resection. No risk factor predisposing to an ischemic optic neuropathy was present and routine radiologic examinations did not reveal any pathology of the central or peripheral visual pathways. Mucin-positive adenocarcinoma cells were detected in the cytological examination and orbital MRI revealed metastatic infiltration of the optic chiasm and optic nerves. The primary site of the malignancy could not be established.
ISSN:0039-6257
1879-3304
DOI:10.1016/S0039-6257(04)00114-6