Photodynamic therapy with verteporfin in subfoveal amelanotic choroidal melanoma (A controlled case)

A 57-year old man with 2.7 mm thick subfoveal amelanotic choroidal melanoma of the right eye was indicated for photodynamic therapy with verteporfin. The tumor fully disappeared 1 month after the treatment, the visual acuity improved from 4/16 to 4/4. The disease did not recur during 24-month follow...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neuro-endocrinology letters 2006-02, Vol.27 (1-2), p.145-148
Hauptverfasser:	Soucek, Petr, Cihelkova, Ilona
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Eye - diagnostic imaging Eye Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Eye Neoplasms - therapy Humans Male Melanoma, Amelanotic - diagnostic imaging Melanoma, Amelanotic - therapy Middle Aged Photochemotherapy Photosensitizing Agents - therapeutic use Porphyrins - therapeutic use Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	A 57-year old man with 2.7 mm thick subfoveal amelanotic choroidal melanoma of the right eye was indicated for photodynamic therapy with verteporfin. The tumor fully disappeared 1 month after the treatment, the visual acuity improved from 4/16 to 4/4. The disease did not recur during 24-month follow-up.
ISSN:	0172-780X