Photodynamic Therapy of Presumed Choroidal Metastasis Secondary to Colorectal Carcinoma: Literature Review
Colorectal cancer may yield metastasis to the choroid. Its management may be challenging, since there is no consensus about treatment. We describe a case of a 70-year-old male with colon cancer who complained of worsening visual acuity of his better-seeing eye to 20/40 secondary to a nonpigmented ch...
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| description | Colorectal cancer may yield metastasis to the choroid. Its management may be challenging, since there is no consensus about treatment. We describe a case of a 70-year-old male with colon cancer who complained of worsening visual acuity of his better-seeing eye to 20/40 secondary to a nonpigmented choroidal mass of medium reflectivity under the inferior temporal arcade and neurosensory foveal detachment. Besides systemic chemotherapy, local treatment with verteporfin photodynamic therapy (vPDT) was performed. After one month, visual acuity improved to 20/25 and subretinal fluid faded. In conclusion, vPDT may be a useful adjuvant treatment modality for choroidal metastasis secondary to colorectal cancer. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ea82f9ebe2da4fc4b370396f590ab1d92025-02-03T01:27:04ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302020-01-01202010.1155/2020/64905356490535Photodynamic Therapy of Presumed Choroidal Metastasis Secondary to Colorectal Carcinoma: Literature ReviewLaurentino Biccas Neto0José Z. Pulido1Gustavo B. Melo2Luiz H. Lima3Eduardo B. Rodrigues4Ocular Oftalmologia, Vitória, BrazilDepartment of Oncology, Hospital Evangélico, Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, BrazilHospital de Olhos de Sergipe, Aracaju, BrazilDepartment of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilDepartment of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilColorectal cancer may yield metastasis to the choroid. Its management may be challenging, since there is no consensus about treatment. We describe a case of a 70-year-old male with colon cancer who complained of worsening visual acuity of his better-seeing eye to 20/40 secondary to a nonpigmented choroidal mass of medium reflectivity under the inferior temporal arcade and neurosensory foveal detachment. Besides systemic chemotherapy, local treatment with verteporfin photodynamic therapy (vPDT) was performed. After one month, visual acuity improved to 20/25 and subretinal fluid faded. In conclusion, vPDT may be a useful adjuvant treatment modality for choroidal metastasis secondary to colorectal cancer.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6490535 |
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| title | Photodynamic Therapy of Presumed Choroidal Metastasis Secondary to Colorectal Carcinoma: Literature Review |
| title_full | Photodynamic Therapy of Presumed Choroidal Metastasis Secondary to Colorectal Carcinoma: Literature Review |
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| title_short | Photodynamic Therapy of Presumed Choroidal Metastasis Secondary to Colorectal Carcinoma: Literature Review |
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