title: [Clinical short-term outcome of brachytherapy for the treatment of choroidal metastasis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe and evaluate the therapeutic effect of brachytherapy for choroidal metastasis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A restrospective case-series study. The data of 22 patients with 23 eyes of choroidal metastasis undergoing ruthenium 106 radioactive applicator brachytherapy were retrospectively analyzed from the Eye Center of People Hospital of Peking University from Feb. 2004 and Sep. 2012. Ocular tumor control, globe salvage rate and the visual acuity of the patients were observed and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighteen patients of 18 eyes were followed up. The median age of the 18 patients was 59 years and the median time of follow-up was 13 months. The remission of tumors with decreasing of subretinal fluid volume were obviously achieved and the globes were all reserved. At follow-up, 13 patients' visual acuity was above or equal to 0.3, one patient's visual acuity was under 0.05, 4 patients' visual acuity was between 0.05 and 0.3.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Brachytherapy was an effective option for the treatment of choroidal metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Eye Center of People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Lili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Eye Center of People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing 100044, China. Email: jianhongliang@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Jianhong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Eye Center of People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing 100044, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoxin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001918:Brachytherapy; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012074:Remission Induction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012429:Ruthenium Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D012429:Ruthenium Radioisotopes