The Relationship Between Vasoproliferative Tumor and Uveitis in a Multiple Sclerosis Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Vasoproliferative retinal tumor (VPRT) is a rare, benign lesion with a variable clinical course depending on the individual. Favorable outcomes are obtained with early diagnosis and treatment of patients with VPRT. In this case report, we present a case of concomitant VPRT and multiple sclerosis alo...

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Autores principales: Özalp, Onur, Atalay, Eray, Bilgeç, Mustafa Değer, Erol, Nazmiye, Yıldırım, Nilgün
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Galenos Publishing 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6961076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31893594
http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/tjo.galenos.2019.50460
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Sumario:Vasoproliferative retinal tumor (VPRT) is a rare, benign lesion with a variable clinical course depending on the individual. Favorable outcomes are obtained with early diagnosis and treatment of patients with VPRT. In this case report, we present a case of concomitant VPRT and multiple sclerosis along with our management of uveitis and secondary glaucoma that presumably developed following cryotherapy for VPRT.

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