Paraneoplastic papilloedema in a child with neuroblastoma.
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چکیده
Non-metastatic neurological disease complicating neuroblastoma is well recognized. Gross papilloedema in the absence of intracranial disease as initial manifestation of neuroblastoma is reported in adults. We report for the first time a case of bilateral papilloedema in a child with neuroblastoma in the absence of intracranial disease and hypertension.
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Paraneoplastic papilloedema in neuroblastoma.
We report a case of bilateral papilloedema in an adult male with neuroblastoma, in the absence of hypertension or detectable intracranial disease. This complication has not previously been described in the English-speaking literature. Possible mechanisms are discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Indian journal of cancer
دوره 42 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005