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Case Reports
. 2015 Dec 20;4(2):171-6.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.463. eCollection 2016 Feb.

Cancer-associated retinopathy as the leading symptom in colon cancer

Benjamin Weixler  1 , Daniel Oertli  1 , Christian Andreas Nebiker  1
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Case Reports

Cancer-associated retinopathy as the leading symptom in colon cancer

Benjamin Weixler et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Cancer-associated retinopathy (CAR) is a rare paraneoplastic visual syndrome. Its early detection may lead to the diagnosis of the causative malignancy. As many different types of malignancies are known to be associated with CAR, it is important that clinicians are aware of the phenomenon of CAR.

Keywords: Cancer; cancer associated retinopathy; colon; colorectal.

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Yellow arrow: Mass in the ascending colon, diameter of 3.5 cm, with significantly increased glucose metabolism of SUVmax 8.9.
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