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Therapeutic outcomes of retinal hemangioblastomas.

Authors
 Hyesun Kim  ;  Jeong H Yi  ;  Hee J Kwon  ;  Christopher S Lee  ;  Sung C Lee 
Citation
 RETINA-THE JOURNAL OF RETINAL AND VITREOUS DISEASES, Vol.34(12) : 2479-2486, 2014 
Journal Title
RETINA-THE JOURNAL OF RETINAL AND VITREOUS DISEASES
ISSN
 0275-004X 
Issue Date
2014
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report the results of treatments and therapeutic complications of retinal hemangioblastomas (RH).
METHODS: Retrospective consecutive case series. Data from 32 patients (37 eyes) with RH were reviewed for characteristics of RH and treatment outcomes.
RESULTS: Among 32 patients, we identified 73 RHs in 37 eyes. At baseline, 24 of 37 eyes (65%) had 20/50 visual acuity or better, 8 eyes (22%) had intermediate vision (20/400-20/50), and 5 eyes (13%) had poor vision (≤20/400). Seven RHs (9.6%) were located in the juxtapapillary area, and 66 RHs (90.4%) were located in peripheral area. Small RHs (54.8%; <0.5 mm in size) were treated with laser photocoagulation, moderate-sized RHs (24.7%; 0.5-3.0 mm in size) were treated with transpupillary thermotherapy, and large RHs (20.5%; >3.0 mm in size) were treated with a combination of transpupillary thermotherapy and cryotherapy. After treatment, 90% of small RHs regressed, whereas only 67% of large RHs regressed (P = 0.044). Peripheral RHs showed better response to treatment than juxtapapillary RHs (P = 0.010). Treatment-related complications occurred in 5 eyes (14%), and 1-step combination therapy was applied more frequently in the complication group (P = 0.048).
CONCLUSION: Small RHs in peripheral areas may require aggressive treatment because they respond well to treatment. In larger RHs, staged treatment could reduce treatment-related complications. Transpupillary thermotherapy could be an effective method in tumor regression for moderate-to-large-sized RHs showing tumor regression rate of 70%.
Full Text
http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00006982-201412000-00019&LSLINK=80&D=ovft
DOI
10.1097/IAE.0000000000000254
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Ophthalmology (안과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Hye Sun(김혜선)
Lee, Sung Chul(이성철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9438-2385
Lee, Christopher Seungkyu(이승규) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5054-9470
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/138484
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