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Sinonasal carcinoma presenting as chronic sinusitis and sequential bilateral visual loss.
Chiang, Wei-Yu; Chen, Meng-Hsiang; Huang, Hsiu-Mei.
Afiliação
  • Huang HM; Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Indian J Ophthalmol ; 63(6): 528-31, 2015 Jun.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26265644
Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma-related rhinogenic optic neuropathy is rare and may lead to visual loss. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of bilateral sequential visual loss induced by this etiology. It is important to differentiate between chronic sinusitis and malignancy on the basis of specific findings on magnetic resonance images. Surgical decompression with multidisciplinary therapy, including steroids, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, is indicated. However, no visual improvement was noted in this case, emphasizing the rapid disease progression and importance of early diagnosis and treatment.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Temas: Geral / Tipos_de_cancer / Outros_tipos Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Nervo Óptico / Sinusite / Neoplasias do Seio Maxilar / Carcinoma / Doenças do Nervo Óptico / Baixa Visão Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Screening_studies Limite: Aged / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Indian J Ophthalmol Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Temas: Geral / Tipos_de_cancer / Outros_tipos Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Nervo Óptico / Sinusite / Neoplasias do Seio Maxilar / Carcinoma / Doenças do Nervo Óptico / Baixa Visão Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Screening_studies Limite: Aged / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Indian J Ophthalmol Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article