title: Treatment of vasoproliferative tumors with photodynamic therapy.
abstract: A 46-year-old woman presented with a peripheral vasoproliferative tumor. The tumor was treated with one session of photodynamic therapy with 6 mg/m2 body surface area of verteporfin and a dose of 100 J/cm2 delivered in 83 seconds. At the 10-month follow-up examination, involution of the vasoproliferative tumor was seen with improvement of best-corrected visual acuity to 20/80. Photodynamic therapy is an effective treatment option in cases of exudative vasoproliferative tumors. Great variability exists in the parameters used to treat vasoproliferative tumors.
authors.affiliation: Hull and East Yorkshire Eye Hospital, Fountain Street, Anlaby Road, Kingston-upon-hull, Yorkshire HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mario J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Saldanha
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Edrich
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000077362:Verteporfin; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D011166:Porphyrins; D000077362:Verteporfin