Title of article :
Purtcher-like retinopathy aociated with pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Author/Authors :
Homayoun Tabandeh، نويسنده , , Philip J. Roenfeld، نويسنده , , George Alexandraki، نويسنده , , Jan P. Kronih، نويسنده , , Nauman A. Chaudhry، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1999
Abstract :
PURPOE: To invetigate a cae of Purtcher-like retinopathy that occurred in aociation with pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
METHOD: Cae report.
REULT: A 63-year-old woman preented with multiple gray patche in the central viion of both eye. Viual acuity wa 20/20 in both eye. Funducopy howed large peripapillary yellow-white patche within the uperficial retina and mall uperficial retinal hemorrhage in both eye. The patient ubequently had abdominal pain. Computed tomography of the abdomen demontrated a large pancreatic ma with extenion into the liver. Hitologic examination of a percutaneou needle biopy pecimen howed mucinou pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
CONCLUION: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma hould be added to the lit of ytemic dieae that can be aociated with Purtcher-like retinopathy.
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology