Abstract | CLINICAL CASE: DISCUSSION: Optic nerve infiltration may appear as an isolated sign of a leukemia relapse, even before a hematological relapse occurs. Leukemic optic neuropathy is a critical sign, not only for vision, but also for life, and radiotherapy should be immediately performed before irreversible optic nerve damage occurs.
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Authors | R Salazar Méndez, M Fonollá Gil |
Journal | Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia
(Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol)
Vol. 89
Issue 11
Pg. 454-8
(Nov 2014)
ISSN: 1989-7286 [Electronic] Spain |
PMID | 24332689
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2013 Sociedad Española de Oftalmología. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Adult
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
(therapeutic use)
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Cranial Irradiation
- Fatal Outcome
- Humans
- Leukemic Infiltration
(complications, diagnosis, radiotherapy)
- Light Coagulation
- Male
- Papilledema
(etiology, radiotherapy)
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
(complications, pathology, therapy)
- Recurrence
- Retinal Artery Occlusion
(etiology)
- Retinal Vein
(pathology)
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