Paraneoplastic optic neuropathy from cutaneous melanoma detected by positron emission tomographic and computed tomographic scanning

Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Sep;130(9):1223-5. doi: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2012.449.

Authors

Scott D Schoenberger¹, Stephen J Kim, Patrick Lavin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.

PMID: 22965609
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2012.449

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Fluorescein Angiography
Humans
Lymph Node Excision
Lymphatic Metastasis
Melanoma / diagnostic imaging*
Melanoma / secondary
Multimodal Imaging*
Mycophenolic Acid / administration & dosage
Mycophenolic Acid / analogs & derivatives
Optic Nerve Diseases / diagnosis*
Optic Nerve Diseases / drug therapy
Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Ocular / diagnosis*
Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Ocular / drug therapy
Plasmapheresis
Positron-Emission Tomography*
Prednisone / administration & dosage
Skin Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Skin Neoplasms / pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Visual Acuity / physiology
Visual Field Tests
Visual Fields / physiology

Substances

Mycophenolic Acid
Prednisone