A Large Retinal Capillary Hemangioma in the Anterior Retina Treated with Photodynamic Therapy

PURPOSE: To report a case of a large anterior retinal capillary hemangioma (RCH) treated successfully with photodynamic therapy (PDT). METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 12-mm-large RCH located in the anterior retina, with vision-threatening exudative complications that had not responded to cryotherap...

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Autores principales: Cheung, Janice, Lee, Gary K.Y., Tham, Clement C.Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2012
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Published: January, 2012
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3271837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22308115
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000335954
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Sumario:PURPOSE: To report a case of a large anterior retinal capillary hemangioma (RCH) treated successfully with photodynamic therapy (PDT). METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 12-mm-large RCH located in the anterior retina, with vision-threatening exudative complications that had not responded to cryotherapy and repeated laser photocoagulations, was treated with PDT using verteporfin. Exudation regressed and tumor growth arrested after treatment. CONCLUSION: PDT can be delivered effectively to a lesion in the anterior retina and should be included as an option for treating anteriorly located RCH when conventional cryotherapy and laser photocoagulation fail.

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