Optic neuritis in evolution.
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.
Gilbert
Molly
M
Neuro-ophthalmology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Cantore
William A
WA
Chavis
Pamela S
PS
Mistr
Susannah K
SK
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