Adjuvant Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection for Choroidal and Orbital Metastases of Refractory Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of the Breast.
I-Hung LinBo-I KuoFang-Yu LiuPublished in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) (2021)
The efficacy of combined intravitreal bevacizumab injection with systemic chemotherapy, palliative radiotherapy, and hormonal therapy to treat choroidal and orbital metastases is not known. Herein, we report the case of a 48-year-old woman with systemic chemotherapy-resistant choroidal and orbital metastases of the left eye originating from a stage IV invasive ductal carcinoma of the left breast. We describe the addition of a single intravitreal injection of bevacizumab in addition to treatment with systemic chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and palliative radiotherapy. The patient's outcome at 6-month follow-up was favorable, as the metastatic lesion reduced in size and visual acuity improved. Combined treatment with intravitreal bevacizumab injection, systemic chemotherapy, palliative radiotherapy, and hormonal therapy can resolve ocular metastatic lesions originating from breast cancers.
Keyphrases
- locally advanced
- age related macular degeneration
- squamous cell carcinoma
- early stage
- vascular endothelial growth factor
- diabetic retinopathy
- optical coherence tomography
- rectal cancer
- radiation therapy
- metastatic colorectal cancer
- ultrasound guided
- palliative care
- small cell lung cancer
- radiation induced
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- optic nerve
- stem cells
- type diabetes
- case report
- bone marrow
- combination therapy
- replacement therapy
- mesenchymal stem cells
- cell therapy
- insulin resistance
- childhood cancer