title: Photodynamic therapy for palpebral and conjunctival proliferative vascular tumors: clinical case report.
abstract: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been widely used in ophthalmology for the treatment of diverse pathologies, but no experience has been reported in the handling of patients with palpebral vascular and conjunctive malformations with PDT, we describe the case of one patient with a palpebral proliferative vascular tumor, treated successfully using the PDT as a new treatment alternative.
authors.affiliation: ISSSTE, Ophthalmology, Colonia del Valle, DF, 03100 Mexico. guxtav_md@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Carlos Gustavo
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Yolanda V
authors.initials: YV
authors.lastname: Caballero Chávez
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Plazola
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000098:blood supply*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000077362:Verteporfin; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D011166:Porphyrins; D000077362:Verteporfin