Pseudotumor inflamatorio idiopatico orbitario bilateral con extension intracraneana. Comunicacion de un caso / Bilateral idiopathic orbital inflammatory pseudotumor with intracranial extension. Case report
Rev. argent. neurocir
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17(3): 141-144, jul.-sept. 2003. ilus
Artículo
en Español
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RESUMO
Objective:
To describe a case of bilateral idiopathic orbital inflammatory pseudotumor with intracranial extension. Description a 46 years old female patient complaneid of right eye blurred vision and amaurosis since the past 9 months. Examination revealed right eye 7/10 visual acuity and exophthalmos; left eye amaurosis and optic atrophy CT scan and MRI showed a bilateral intraorbital and intracanal lesions with left intracranial extension. Intervention Through a left frontal approach the left intracranial extension eas removed and the optic nerve was decomprssed. Intraoperative biopsy revealed a linfoproliferative lesion. Surgery ended and definitive pathology was informed as an inflammatory pseudomotor. The patient received corticoids with a good response.Conclusion:
The presence of bilateral intraorbital lesions with intracranial extension, should force us too think about inflammatory pseudotumors
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Asunto principal:
Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética
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Tomografía
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Ceguera
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Seudotumor Orbitario
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. argent. neurocir
Asunto de la revista:
Neurocirugía
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Argentina
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidad de Buenos Aires/AR
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