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British Journal of Radiology (2005) 78, 153-157
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doi: 10.1259/bjr/27500851

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Xanthoma disseminatum: a case report and literature review

A S Alexander, MD 1 R Turner, MDCM, FRCP(C) 2 L Uniate, MD, FRCS(C) 3 and R G Pearcy, MBBS, FRCP(C) 1

1 Department of Oncology, Division of Radiaion Oncology and 2 Department of Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, 11560 Univerisity Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1Z1 and 3 Department of Ophthamology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada



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Figure 1. (a) Transverse and (b) sagittal spin echo MRI images of the brain demonstrating multiple lesions in the pons, cerebellum, temporal horns, pituitary fossa and right optic nerve.

 


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Figure 2. Visual field (VF) testing at the beginning of radiotherapy (a), displaying loss of the temporal VF in the left eye (top), and a small island of vision in the right eye (bottom). VF testing at the end of radiotherapy (b) shows stabilization of left eye vision (top), and mild improvement of the right eye VF (bottom). VF testing 4 months post-radiotherapy shows (c) further improvement in the left eye inferior VF, and (d) expansion of the nasal VF in the right eye.

 





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