Presumed Melanoma of Unknown Primary Origin Metastatic to the Choroid Mimics Primary Uveal Melanoma
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2021 We describe the case of a 69-year-old woman who presented with a decline in vision in the left eye and was found to have a choroidal lesion with clinical and echographic features concerning for primary uveal melanoma. Systemic imaging identified numerous
John M. Rieth +4 more
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Choroidal metastasis from esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018 We presented a rare case of a sole choroidal metastatic tumor from esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) without other organ metastasis in Taiwan. A 43-year-old male with ESCC was referred for a 1-month history of decreased vision in his left eye.
Shin-Yu Chang +4 more
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Diffusion, Perfusion, and Histopathologic Characteristics of Desmoplastic Infantile Ganglioglioma. [PDF]
, 2016 We present a case series of a rare tumor, the desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma (DIG) with MRI diffusion and perfusion imaging quantification as well as histopathologic characterization. Four cases with pathologically-proven DIG had diffusion weighted
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A Case of Choroid Plexus Papilloma with Rare Location Presenting with Impaired Consciousness
İstanbul Medical Journal, 2019 Intraventricular papillary neoplasms originating from the choroid plexus epithelium are called choroid plexus tumors (CPT). In pediatric patients.
Nurcan Ünal +6 more
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Journal of the Pakistan Medical AssociationAlmost any primary or metastatic brain tumour can manifest in intraventricular (IV) locations. These tumours may either originate within the ventricular system or extend into the IV space through growth.
Hafiza Fatima Aziz +10 more
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Synchronous choroid plexus papilloma and Wilms tumor in a girl, disclosing a Li-Fraumeni syndrome
Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice, 2021 Background Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS) is a cancer predisposition syndrome characterized by the early-onset of multiple primary cancers which can occur at different moments (metachronous onset) or, more rarely, coincidentally (synchronous onset).
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Li-Fraumeni syndrome: Adrenal cortical tumor in a newborn followed by a choroid plexus tumor
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2018 Adrenocortical tumors (ACTs) are rare in children, comprising
Jamie E. Anderson, Rebecca A. Stark
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Meningeal carcinomatosis and spinal cord infiltration caused by a locally invasive pulmonary adenocarcinoma in a cat [PDF]
, 2017 A 12-year-old domestic shorthair cat was presented with acute non-painful hindlimb proprioceptive ataxia localising to T3–L3 spinal cord segments. MRI revealed paravertebral muscular hyperintensity on T2-weighted images at the level of T7–T8 vertebrae ...
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Single-nucleus RNA-seq dissection of choroid plexus tumor cell heterogeneity
The EMBO JournalThe genomic, genetic and cellular events regulating the onset, growth and survival of rare, choroid plexus neoplasms remain poorly understood. Here, we examine the heterogeneity of human choroid plexus tumors by single-nucleus transcriptome analysis of ...
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Presumed choroidal metastasis from soft tissue myoepithelial carcinoma [PDF]
, 2019 Purpose: To report a case of presumed choroidal metastasis from soft tissue myoepithelial carcinoma and highlight challenges in its diagnosis. Observations: A 52-year-old man was referred with a two-week history of photopsia in his left eye.
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