Histological examination of bronchial mucosa after photodynamic therapy showing no selectivity of effect between tumour and normal mucosa

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 265-270

  Kawaguchi, T ^a   Furuse, K ^a   Kawahara, M ^a   Yamamoto, S ^a   Sutedja, T G ^b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KINKI CHUO CHEST MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Histology; Lung cancer; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CARCINOMA IN SITU; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPLASIA; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0032408457     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101030050006     Document Type: Article

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