Improving visual acuity with nivolumab plus ipilimumab plus two cycles of chemotherapy following a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma with choroidal metastasis: A case report and literature review.
Takahiro MatsuyamaMasashi OniwaKentaro TsuruzonoShunsuke YasudaMikiko YoneYuya TomiokaAkifumi UchidaHideo MitsuyamaShingo KubotaTakayuki SuetsuguKeiko MizunoHiromasa InouePublished in: Respirology case reports (2023)
A 75-year-old woman presented at our hospital with bilateral visual impairment. Ophthalmological examination revealed multiple choroidal tumours. Chest computed tomography revealed a tumour shadow in the right lower lobe and multiple lymph node metastases in the mediastinum and pulmonary hilum. Following a detailed examination, the patient was diagnosed with primary lung adenocarcinoma (cT1cN3M1c Stage IVB) with choroid metastases. The tumour proportion score of programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) was 1% and EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations were also detected. The patient was administered combination chemotherapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab. Primary lung and metastatic tumours, including the choroid, were reduced, and visual disturbances improved completely. Herein, we describe a rare case in which a combination of chemotherapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab significantly reduced vision loss due to choroidal metastasis.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- optical coherence tomography
- rare case
- lymph node
- locally advanced
- case report
- small cell lung cancer
- age related macular degeneration
- dual energy
- single cell
- positron emission tomography
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- healthcare
- image quality
- optic nerve
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- epidermal growth factor receptor
- emergency department
- rectal cancer
- tyrosine kinase
- lymph node metastasis
- magnetic resonance
- adverse drug
- electronic health record