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- Title
Isolated Unilateral Infiltrative Optic Neuropathy in a Patient with Breast Cancer.
- Authors
Aghdam, Kaveh Abri; Zand, Amin; Sanjari, Mostafa Soltan
- Abstract
Metastasis to the optic nerve is very rare. We report a case of metastatic breast cancer to the optic nerve head without the involvement of other ocular or orbital structures. The patient, a 39-year-old female who had been previously treated for breast cancer, reported a gradually progressive decrement in visual acuity of the right eye during the past two months. Fundus examination of the affected eye revealed swelling of the optic disc which was infiltrated by a yellowish mass. Further evaluation using optical coherence tomography and fluorescein angiography showed optic disc swelling. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed no pathologic findings. With a diagnosis of unilateral infiltrative optic neuropathy, we referred the patient to an oncologist for further evaluation.
- Subjects
ANGIOGRAPHY; BREAST tumors; OCULAR tumors; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; METASTASIS; OPTIC nerve diseases; OPTICAL coherence tomography
- Publication
Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology / Turk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2019, Vol 49, Issue 3, p171
- ISSN
1300-0659
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4274/tjo.galenos.2018.24478