Complete Disappearance of Choroidal Metastasis from Lung Adenocarcinoma Treated with Bevacizumab and Chemotherapy

نویسندگان

  • Hampig Raphael Kourie
  • Joelle Antoun
  • Alexandre Schakal
  • Elie Nasr
  • Marwan Sahyoun
  • Joseph Kattan
چکیده

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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دوره 2015  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015