Orbital apex syndrome: A rare presentation of extramedullary hematopoiesis: Case report and review of literature

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-40

  Pless, Misha ^a   Rizzo, Joseph F ^b   Shang, Jingzi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extramedullary hematopoiesis; Optic nerve; Polycythemia rubra vera; Visual loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; ORBIT TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EXOPHTHALMOS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MYELOFIBROSIS; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT APEX SYNDROME; ORBIT DISEASE; RADIOTHERAPY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

FACIAL PARALYSIS; HEMATOPOIESIS, EXTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; ORBITAL NEOPLASMS; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE;

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALLOPURINOL; HYDROXYUREA; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

EID: 0035989173     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015789630250     Document Type: Article

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