Photodynamic therapy for early stage bronchogenic carcinoma

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 235-238

  Kato, Harubumi ^a   Okunaka, Tetsuya ^a   Shimatani, Hideaki ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE LASERS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; ONCOLOGY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PULMONARY DISEASES;

BRONCHOGENIC CARCINOMA; CANCER REMISSION; LUNG CANCER; PHOTOFRIN; PHOTOSENSITIZERS;

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

PHOTOFRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EARLY CANCER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0030272861     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/clm.1996.14.235     Document Type: Article

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