title: Choroidal neovascular membrane in radiation retinopathy.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Nilufer
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Berker
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Cosar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Batman
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Elgin
authors.forename: Seyhan Sonar
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ozkan
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide