Idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy masquerading as choroidal tumors: one year follow-up of a peripheral lesion

• Autor(a) principal: Preti,Rony Carlos
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Monteiro,Mario Luiz Ribeiro, Morita,Celso, Helal Junior,John, Zacharias,Leandro Cabral, Ferraz,Daniel Araújo, Pelayes,David E., Takahashi,Walter Yukihiko
• Tipo de documento: Relatório
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492015000300013
• topic: Choroid hemorrhage/etiology; Choroid diseases/pathology; Fluorescein angiography; Indocyanine green/diagnostic use; Choroid/blood supply; Peripheral vascular diseases; Pigment epithelium of eye; Tomography, optical coherence; Case reports

ABSTRACT This case report describes peripheral idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (IPCV) with a collection of small aneurysmal dilations that masqueraded as choroidal tumors in an elderly patient. A 68-year-old African American woman was referred to us with a suspected diagnosis of asymptomatic vascular choroidal tumor and choroidal capillary hemangioma, affecting the temporal peripheral fundus. Upon examination, optical coherence tomography (OCT) revealed two large hemorrhagic pigment epithelium detachments (PED), and indocyanine green angiography (ICG) confirmed the diagnosis of IPCV. One year later, there was reduction in the hemorrhagic pigment epithelium detachments and the lesion took on a different appearance, resembling a choroidal osteoma. No treatment was necessary despite the presence of multiple polyps. IPCV is a rare condition that can resemble other choroidal diseases depending on the stage of presentation. OCT is the best tool to determine the characteristics of the lesions, and indocyanine green angiography should be used to confirm the diagnosis. Not all cases require treatment.