Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
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Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*
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Breast Neoplasms / pathology
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Carcinoma, Medullary / drug therapy*
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Carcinoma, Medullary / secondary
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Choroid Neoplasms / drug therapy*
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Choroid Neoplasms / secondary
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Female
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Palliative Care / methods*
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Photochemotherapy / methods*
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Photosensitizing Agents / therapeutic use*
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Porphyrins / therapeutic use*
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Treatment Outcome
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Verteporfin
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Visual Acuity
Substances
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Antineoplastic Agents
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Photosensitizing Agents
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Porphyrins
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Verteporfin