Table 2

Complications

Ocular complicationsIACIVC
Retinal detachment (secondary): No. eyes1414
 Total (N surgery)9 (6)7 (0)
 Partial (N surgery)4 (2)5 (0)
 Peritumoral12
Retinopathy: No. eyes8 (32%)4 (17.4%)
 Actinic (radiotherapy plaque-related)04
 Ischaemic20
 Occlusive choroidopathy30
 IViC-related melphalan retinopathy30
Vitreous haemorrhage15
Neovascularisation20
Phthisis bulbi01
Cataract: No. eyes (N surgery)6 (0)3 (3)
Transient ocular adnexa+forehead complications
 Palpebral oedema50
 Palpebral erythema10
 Ptosis10
 Localised frontal hair loss10
Transient systemic complications
Cardiorespiratory disturbances (No. patients)40
Vasospasm (No. patients):20
 Internal carotid and/or ophthalmic artery2
Neutropenia (No. patients):35
 Non-febrile grade 132
 Febrile grade 303
Thrombocytopenia (No. patients)06
Allergy to carboplatin/VP16 (No. patients)2
Anaemia (No. patients)03
Transfusion: No. patients (N transfusions)08 (11)
 Blood transfusion03 (3)
 Transfusion thrombocytes05 (8)
Nausea45
  • IAC, intra-arterial chemotherapy; IVC, Intravenous chemotherapy; IViC, intravitreal chemotherapy.