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Case Reports
. 2004 Mar-Apr;48(2):166-8.
doi: 10.1007/s10384-003-0028-9.

"V体育ios版" Case of optic nerve involvement in metastasis of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Kazuhide Akiyama  1 , Jiro Numaga, Fumie Kagaya, Yutaka Takazawa, Shigenobu Suzuki, Nobuyuki Koseki, Satoshi Kato, Toshikatsu Kaburaki, Hidetoshi Kawashima
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Case of optic nerve involvement in metastasis of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Kazuhide Akiyama (V体育官网) et al. Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2004 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Background: The gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) belongs to the leiomyosarcoma or leiomyoma group, and metastasis of leiomyosarcoma to the orbit is extremely rare. The most common sign of the metastasis of leiomyosarcoma to the orbit is proptosis; the primary lesion is usually found in skin or soft tissue VSports手机版. .

Case: A 60-year-old man, who had a history of multiple metastases of GIST, suffered sudden unilateral blindness V体育安卓版. .

Observations: His history and computed tomographic scans suggested that the lesion was a metastasis of GIST to the cavernous sinus around the root of the optic nerve V体育ios版. .

Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of metastasis of GIST to the orbit VSports最新版本. .

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