Primary ovarian adenocarcinoma presenting with rubeotic glaucoma and vitritis: A case report

Ovarian adenocarcinoma is an unusual cause of head or brain metastasis and seeding to the eye ball is extremely rare. A high index of suspicion and a careful ophthalmic examination can guide the patient work up. In this particular case, rubeotic glaucoma and vitritis antedated the diagnosis of ovari...

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Autores principales: Abu‐Yaghi, Nakhleh, Aljesrawi, Asma, Alafeshat, Manar, Mafrachi, Baraa, Abu Shahin, Nisreen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8991765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35425610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5729
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Sumario:Ovarian adenocarcinoma is an unusual cause of head or brain metastasis and seeding to the eye ball is extremely rare. A high index of suspicion and a careful ophthalmic examination can guide the patient work up. In this particular case, rubeotic glaucoma and vitritis antedated the diagnosis of ovarian malignancy.

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