Research Article

Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Testing in Optic Neuropathy Patients with Malignant Tumors

Table 1

Clinical and MRI characteristics, and serum and CSF test results of optic neuropathy patients with malignant tumors.

No.SexAgeEyeBCVAOphthalmic examinationVisual fieldOrbital/cranial MRIMCs in CSF testPA in serum testON typeMalignant tumor typeFollow-up (months)
InitialFinal

1M54R20/10020/25Swollen discTunnel visionOptic nerve enlargement and enhancementNoNodPONLung cancer17
L20/4020/20Swollen discArcuate scotoma
2M58RCFNLPNormal discGeneralized depressionNormalNoAnti-
Amphiphysin
dPONLung cancer10
LHMLP
3F62R20/20020/60Swollen discGeneralized depressionOptic nerve enlargement and enhancementNoAnti-CV2dPONLung cancer14
LCF20/100
4M62R20/2520/200Normal discRing scotomaOptic nerve enlargement and enhancementNoAnti-CV2dPONLung cancer6
L20/400NLPSwollen discTunnel vision
5M61RHM20/125Swollen discGeneralized depressionOptic nerve enlargement and enhancementNoAnti-YodPONProstate cancer8
L20/6020/40Swollen discTunnel vision
6F48R20/6020/32Swollen discPeripheral defectNormalNoNodPONOvarian cancer49
7M61R20/20020/40Swollen discAltitudinal hemiscotosisNormalNoNopPONGastric cancer55
L20/10020/32Swollen discLarge cental scotoma
8M54R20/10020/32Swollen discGeneralized depressionNormalNoNopPONLung cancer20
LCF20/200
9F64LCF20/125Swollen discGeneralized depressionOptic nerve enlargement and enhancementNoNopPONLung cancer16
10M59R20/2020/20Swollen discNormalNormal optic nerve, focal meningeal enhancementYesN.A.MCONGastric cancer15
L20/2020/20
11F52L20/2020/20Swollen disc and lateral rectus palsyNormalEnlarged optic nerve sheath space with sheath enhancement, enlarged cavernous sinus with meningeal enhancementYesN.A.MCON CSSLung cancer6
12F57R20/5020/40Swollen disc
Enlarged SOV
NormalEnlarged optic nerve sheath space with sheath enhancement, enlarged cavernous sinus with meningeal enhancementYesN.A.MCON
CSS
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma48
L20/4020/32
13M37L20/2020/20Swollen discNormalEnlarged optic nerve sheath space with sheath enhancement, focal meningeal enhancementYesN.A.MCONLeukemia36
R20/40NLPSwollen disc CRAON.A.Optic nerve enlargement with sheath enhancement, focal meningeal enhancementYesN.A.ION
14M49RNLPNLPSwollen disc CRAON.A.Optic nerve enlargement with sheath enhancementYesN.A.IONLymphoma15

BCVA: best corrected visual acuity; R: right; L: left; MCs: malignant cells; CSF: cerebrospinal fluid; PA: paraneoplastic antibody; ON: optic neuropathy; CF: counting fingers; HM: hand motion; LP: light perception; NLP: no light perception; PON: paraneoplastic optic neuropathy; dPON: definite PON; pPON: possible PON; MCON: meningeal carcinomatosis-associated optic neuropathy; CSS: cavernous sinus syndrome; SOV: superior ophthalmic vein; ION: infiltrative optic neuropathy; CRAO: central retinal artery occlusion; N.A.: not applicable.