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Rapid progression from trochlear nerve palsy to orbital apex syndrome as an initial presentation of advanced gastric cancer

The most cases with orbital metastases have been reported in patients with a prior established diagnosis of cancer and widespread systemic involvement. However, ocular symptoms can be developed as an initial presentation of cancer in patients without cancer history. We report a case of rapid progres...

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Autores principales: Kong, Eunjung, Koh, Sung Ae, Kim, Won Jae
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yeungnam University College of Medicine 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6784629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31620630
http://dx.doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2019.00129
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Sumario:The most cases with orbital metastases have been reported in patients with a prior established diagnosis of cancer and widespread systemic involvement. However, ocular symptoms can be developed as an initial presentation of cancer in patients without cancer history. We report a case of rapid progression from trochlear nerve palsy to orbital apex syndrome as an initial presentation of advanced gastric cancer.