title: Optic neuritis in evolution.
abstract: A case of progressive optic neuropathy in a woman with a history of breast cancer is presented. Differential diagnoses including optic neuritis, infiltrative optic neuropathy, carcinomatous meningitis, and toxic optic neuropathies are discussed. Risk factors for metastatic brain lesions are also discussed.
authors: Neuro-ophthalmology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors: Molly
authors: M
authors: Gilbert
authors: William A
authors: WA
authors: Cantore
authors: Pamela S
authors: PS
authors: Chavis
authors: Susannah K
authors: SK
authors: Mistr
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields