title: [Treatment with photodynamic therapy of circumscribed choroidal hemangioma].
abstract: METHODS
  The clinical characteristics of three patients with circumscribed choroidal haemangioma and subfoveal exudation detected by optical coherence tomography are described in this paper. The three patients were successfully treated with photodynamic therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Photodynamic therapy is the most adequate therapeutic option for circumscribed choroidal hemangioma associated with subfoveal exudation. Some questions such as whether attempts should be made to obtain a complete tumour regression, laser settings or the way the spots must be applied remain unresolved.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, España. jandonen@cfnavarra.es
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andonegui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez de Arcelus
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Lasanta
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000368:Aged; D001826:Body Fluids; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019773:Epiretinal Membrane / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005584:Fovea Centralis / Q000473:pathology; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D000077362:Verteporfin; D014821:Vitrectomy
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D011166:Porphyrins; D000077362:Verteporfin