Symptoms of Isolated Optic Neuropathy in a Patient with Systemic, Brain, and Meningeal Metastases from Breast Cancer: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ocular metastases from breast cancer, particularly involving the optic nerve, are rare and pose a diagnostic challenge. Typically, optic nerve metastases are believed to originate from nearby choroidal metastases or hematogenous spread through the posterior ciliary arteries. However, there have been some reports of metastases through leptomeningeal dissemination. The aim of this report was to describe a case of multiple brain metastases from breast cancer without subjective symptoms other than central scotoma, which was diagnosed with repeated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Case presentation

A 62-year-old woman who had previously undergone a mastectomy for left breast cancer complained of left ocular pain during eye movement and left visual loss. Initial cont

SUBMITTER: Kyo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10824516 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature