Photodynamic Therapy with Verteporfin for Choroidal Metastasis Refractory to Radiotherapy
A 54-year old female with longstanding metastatic breast cancer was referred for management of choroidal metastases. She was first treated with external beam radiotherapy and experienced some response before later suffering progression of her eye disease. We then treated her using full fluence Photo...
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| description | A 54-year old female with longstanding metastatic breast cancer was referred for management of choroidal metastases. She was first treated with external beam radiotherapy and experienced some response before later suffering progression of her eye disease. We then treated her using full fluence Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with Verteporfin, which resulted in regression of her lesions until she passed away due to other illnesses. This is the first documented successful application of PDT for choroidal metastasis from a primary breast cancer refractory to external beam radiotherapy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b537ae23726840dca1ea8a3d777c0fec2022-12-22T00:48:39ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Oncology1662-65752019-11-0112386186510.1159/000502226502226Photodynamic Therapy with Verteporfin for Choroidal Metastasis Refractory to RadiotherapyRaymond ZhouDavid ReichsteinA 54-year old female with longstanding metastatic breast cancer was referred for management of choroidal metastases. She was first treated with external beam radiotherapy and experienced some response before later suffering progression of her eye disease. We then treated her using full fluence Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with Verteporfin, which resulted in regression of her lesions until she passed away due to other illnesses. This is the first documented successful application of PDT for choroidal metastasis from a primary breast cancer refractory to external beam radiotherapy.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/502226choroidal metastasisocular oncologyphotodynamic therapyradiotherapy |
| spellingShingle | Raymond Zhou David Reichstein Photodynamic Therapy with Verteporfin for Choroidal Metastasis Refractory to Radiotherapy Case Reports in Oncology choroidal metastasis ocular oncology photodynamic therapy radiotherapy |
| title | Photodynamic Therapy with Verteporfin for Choroidal Metastasis Refractory to Radiotherapy |
| title_full | Photodynamic Therapy with Verteporfin for Choroidal Metastasis Refractory to Radiotherapy |
| title_fullStr | Photodynamic Therapy with Verteporfin for Choroidal Metastasis Refractory to Radiotherapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Photodynamic Therapy with Verteporfin for Choroidal Metastasis Refractory to Radiotherapy |
| title_short | Photodynamic Therapy with Verteporfin for Choroidal Metastasis Refractory to Radiotherapy |
| title_sort | photodynamic therapy with verteporfin for choroidal metastasis refractory to radiotherapy |
| topic | choroidal metastasis ocular oncology photodynamic therapy radiotherapy |
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