Cancer-Associated Retinopathy Preceding The Diagnosis Of A Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumour
BMJ CASE REPORTS(2020)
摘要
Cancer-associated retinopathy (CAR) belongs to the paraneoplastic retinopathy syndromes and manifests itself by rapidly progressive vision loss, scotoma and photopsia. We herein reported the case of a 77-year-old woman without a cancer history who presents typical CAR symptoms. A complete workup followed by lung biopsy enabled the detection of a pulmonary carcinoid tumour. Treatment of oral cortisone was then initiated with dramatic improvements in the symptoms.
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lung cancer (oncology), medical management, visual pathway
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