Oculomotor nerve palsy caused by lung cancer metastasis.
A 39-year-old man with a known diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma developed intermittent double vision with right pupil dilatation. His symptoms eventually progressed to complete oculomotor nerve palsy on the right. Postmortem examinations revealed a metastasis of the adenocarcinoma involving the root of right oculomotor nerve.
Ishikawa
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Tsukuba.
Satoh
H
H
Fujiwara
M
M
Kamma
H
H
Yamashita
Y T
YT
Naito
T
T
Ohtsuka
M
M
Hasegawa
S
S
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*