Photodynamic therapy with Verteporfin in subfoveal choroidal metastasis of breast carcinoma (a controlled case)

Soucek, P.; Cihelkova, I.

Neuro Endocrinology Letters 27(6): 725-728

2006


ISSN/ISBN: 0172-780X
PMID: 17187011
Document Number: 598932
A 55-year old woman with growing unilateral subfoveal choroidal metastasis of breast carcinoma was treated by photodynamic therapy (PDT) with verteporfin. Best corrected visual acuity remained stable during the whole follow-up of 6 months. Tumor flattened from 2.2 mm to 0 mm on ultrasound one month after the therapy. PDT with verteporfin appears to be the best tolerated method for palliative treatment of growing subfoveal choroidal metastasis of the breast carcinoma.

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