Photodynamic diagnosis of breast tumours after oral application of aminolevulinic acid

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-37

  Ladner, D P ^a,b   Steiner, R A ^a   Allemann, J ^c   Haller, U ^b   Walt, H ^b  

^a Women's Hospital Fontana   (Switzerland)

^b Research Division of Gynaecology   (Switzerland)

^c Hospital Chur   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aminolevulinic acid; Axillary lymph nodes; Breast tumours; Photodynamic diagnosis; Photodynamic therapy; Photosensitizer

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PHOTODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035136107     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1532     Document Type: Article

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