Disseminated metastasis following periampullary cancer resection masquerading as uveitis.
Indian J Ophthalmol
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2005 Mar; 53(1): 57-9
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in English
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ABSTRACT
The Uveitis Masquerade Syndromes (UMS) are a group of ocular diseases that mimic intraocular inflammation, but are in fact neoplastic in nature. We report a patient with disseminated malignancy who presented with uveitis 5 years after an apparently successful resection of periampullary adenocarcinoma. The Masquerade Syndrome was detected by cytological examination of the vitreous.
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Main subject:
Uveitis
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Ampulla of Vater
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Vitrectomy
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Vitreous Body
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Female
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Adenocarcinoma
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Common Bile Duct Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Ophthalmol
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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