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01-09-2021 | Metastasis | Case Report

Bilateral Vision Loss as the First Presentation of Colon Adenocarcinoma: Report of a Rare Case

Authors: Kaveh Abri Aghdam, Mostafa Soltan Sanjari, Faeze Hashemi Rahbarian, Ali Zare-Mirzaei, Ali Aghajani

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer | Issue 3/2021

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Colorectal cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide. One of its infrequent manifestations is visual impairment; colorectal cancer that presents initially with loss of vision is even more exceptional. Quiet few reports are available on this matter; each of them explained different mechanisms of vision loss. Here we report a unique case of bilateral vision loss due to skull base metastasis. …

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Title: Bilateral Vision Loss as the First Presentation of Colon Adenocarcinoma: Report of a Rare Case
Authors: Kaveh Abri Aghdam
Mostafa Soltan Sanjari
Faeze Hashemi Rahbarian
Ali Zare-Mirzaei
Ali Aghajani
Publication date: 01-09-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Metastasis
Ophthalmoparesis
Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer / Issue 3/2021
Print ISSN: 1941-6628
Electronic ISSN: 1941-6636
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-021-00605-1

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