Open AccessCancer‐associated retinopathy as the leading symptom in colon cancer
Author(s) -
Weixler Benjamin,
Oertli Daniel,
Nebiker Christian Andreas
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.463
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , colorectal cancer , cancer , retinopathy , dermatology , pathology , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
Key clinical message 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 .