Orbital metastasis of renal cell carcinoma masquerading as amaurosis fugax

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 301-304

  Mezer, E ^a,b   Gdal On, M ^a   Miller, B ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amaurosis fugax; Orbital metastasis; Renal cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; NEPHRECTOMY; ORBIT METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS; TUMOR BIOPSY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030823960     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067219700700318     Document Type: Article

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