Complete Disappearance of Choroidal Metastasis from Lung Adenocarcinoma Treated with Bevacizumab and Chemotherapy
Choroidal metastasis from lung cancer is uncommon. We report a case of choroidal metastasis as an inaugural manifestation of lung adenocarcinoma, successfully treated by docetaxel, cisplatinum, and intravenous bevacizumab as an antiangiogenesis therapy. A complete remission was obtained after 4 cycl...
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| author | Hampig Raphael Kourie Joelle Antoun Alexandre Schakal Elie Nasr Marwan Sahyoun Joseph Kattan |
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| description | Choroidal metastasis from lung cancer is uncommon. We report a case of choroidal metastasis as an inaugural manifestation of lung adenocarcinoma, successfully treated by docetaxel, cisplatinum, and intravenous bevacizumab as an antiangiogenesis therapy. A complete remission was obtained after 4 cycles and maintained after six cycles. This case report demonstrates the importance of the systemic bevacizumab and chemotherapy in the treatment of choroidal metastasis from adenocarcinoma of the lung. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c4240f59ad39475baaba2cee880c77162025-02-03T01:11:46ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302015-01-01201510.1155/2015/142408142408Complete Disappearance of Choroidal Metastasis from Lung Adenocarcinoma Treated with Bevacizumab and ChemotherapyHampig Raphael Kourie0Joelle Antoun1Alexandre Schakal2Elie Nasr3Marwan Sahyoun4Joseph Kattan5Department of Hematology-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Damas Street, P.O. Box 17-5208, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Damas Street, P.O. Box 17-5208, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Damas Street, P.O. Box 17-5208, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Radiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Damas Street, P.O. Box 17-5208, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Eye & Ear Hospital, Naccash Road, Mar Mansour Street, P.O. Box 70-933 Dbayeh, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Damas Street, P.O. Box 17-5208, Beirut, LebanonChoroidal metastasis from lung cancer is uncommon. We report a case of choroidal metastasis as an inaugural manifestation of lung adenocarcinoma, successfully treated by docetaxel, cisplatinum, and intravenous bevacizumab as an antiangiogenesis therapy. A complete remission was obtained after 4 cycles and maintained after six cycles. This case report demonstrates the importance of the systemic bevacizumab and chemotherapy in the treatment of choroidal metastasis from adenocarcinoma of the lung.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/142408 |
| spellingShingle | Hampig Raphael Kourie Joelle Antoun Alexandre Schakal Elie Nasr Marwan Sahyoun Joseph Kattan Complete Disappearance of Choroidal Metastasis from Lung Adenocarcinoma Treated with Bevacizumab and Chemotherapy Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | Complete Disappearance of Choroidal Metastasis from Lung Adenocarcinoma Treated with Bevacizumab and Chemotherapy |
| title_full | Complete Disappearance of Choroidal Metastasis from Lung Adenocarcinoma Treated with Bevacizumab and Chemotherapy |
| title_fullStr | Complete Disappearance of Choroidal Metastasis from Lung Adenocarcinoma Treated with Bevacizumab and Chemotherapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Complete Disappearance of Choroidal Metastasis from Lung Adenocarcinoma Treated with Bevacizumab and Chemotherapy |
| title_short | Complete Disappearance of Choroidal Metastasis from Lung Adenocarcinoma Treated with Bevacizumab and Chemotherapy |
| title_sort | complete disappearance of choroidal metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma treated with bevacizumab and chemotherapy |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/142408 |
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