Superior orbital fissure syndrome caused by intraorbital spread of a cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and not detected on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 104-110

  De Keizer, Robert J W ^a   Padberg, George W ^a   De Wolff Rouendaal, Didi ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; Intraorbital tumor spread; Magnetic resonance imaging; Superior orbital fissure syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EVISCERATION; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT; ORBIT DISEASE; PERINEURIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUPERIOR ORBIT FISSURE SYNDROME; TUMOR GROWTH; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; ORBIT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030926043     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(97)00003-8     Document Type: Article

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