Results of external beam radiotherapy for diffuse choroidal hemangiomas in Sturge–Weber syndrome
Open Access
- 6 February 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Eye
- Vol. 32 (6), 1067-1073
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-018-0024-4
Abstract
The Sturge–Weber Syndrome (SWS) is a phacomatosis which include facial nevus flammeus, glaucoma, diffuse choroidal hemangioma, and leptomeningeal hemangiomatosis. External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) using photons was used to treat retinal detachment. We investigate the anatomical and functional results in a long-term basis. Retrospective review of SWS patients treated by EBRT (20 Gy in 10 fractions) for an exudative diffuse choroidal hemangioma. Visual acuity, B-scan tumor thickness, size of retinal detachment, intra-ocular pressure, and hypotonic treatment were collected before EBRT, 1 year after, and at the latest news. Twenty-five patients (26 eyes) were treated between 2001 and 2014. Retinal detachment including the macula was found among twenty-six eyes before treatment. The average follow-up time was 47 months. The mean tumor thickness was initially 4.5 mm, 2.8 mm at first year, and 2.7 mm at the last visit. The retina was reattached at the last visit for all eyes except two. The visual acuity was stable or better for 20 eyes (p = 0.02). Four patients developed mild cataract during the follow-up. EBRT using 20 Gy in 10 fractions is efficient, decreases tumor thickness, reattaches the retina, and stabilizes visual acuity. In the long term, retinal reattachment allows ocular conservation by preventing phthisis bulbi.Keywords
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