Choroidal neovascular membrane in radiation retinopathy.
Radiation retinopathy can occur years after the initial radiotherapy of the cancers of head and neck. It generally has a fulminant course, and can cause a variety of severe retinal abnormalities. Choroidal neovascularization has been rarely reported in radiation retinopathy. In this case report, a 21-year-old boy is presented who developed fulminant radiation retinopathy and choroidal neovascular membrane 4 years after receiving radiotherapy for his nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Berker
Nilufer
N
Aslan
Ozlem
O
Batman
Cosar
C
Elgin
Ufuk
U
Ozkan
Seyhan Sonar
SS
D000328:Adult; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012160:Retina / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014822:Vitreous Body
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide