Sphenoid Sinus Carcinoma Mimicking Retrobulbar Optic Neuritis

Demir N. D., Yazici B., Yazici Z.

SEMINARS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.27, pp.37-39, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/08820538.2011.622340
  • Journal Name: SEMINARS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.37-39
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Sphenoid sinus carcinomas occur rarely compared with other sinonasal tumors. A case of sphenoid sinus squamous cell carcinoma presenting with acute, isolated optic neuropathy and visual loss is presented herein along with the related literature.