title: [Choroidal tumor in a young woman].
abstract: A 33-year-old woman presented with unilateral visual impairment since 2 months. A yellowish, prominent lesion was visible in the macula on funduscopy. Spectral domain OCT revealed a choroidal tumor with overlying subretinal fluid and subretinal hyperreflective material. Following a thorough examination including MRI, CT, coloscopy, bone scintigraphy, positron emission tomography and lymph node biopsy, the diagnosis of a choroidal granuloma with systemic sarcoidosis was made. After treatment with systemic steroids over 2 months the choroidal tumor flattened and visual acuity increased from 20/50 to 20/20.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Netzhaut- und Glaskörperchirurgie, Zentrum für Augenheilkunde, Uniklinik Köln, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Köln, Deutschland. tina.ristau@uk-koeln.de
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ristau
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kirchhof
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liakopoulos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D019721:Ophthalmoscopes; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D058471:Subretinal Fluid; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D007208:Indocyanine Green