Polyhematoporphyrin-mediated photodynamic therapy and decortication in palliation of malignant pleural mesothelioma: A clinical pilot study

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 52-56

  Matzi, Veronika ^a   Maier, Alfred ^a   Woltsche, Michael ^b   Smolle Jüttner, Freyja Maria ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b LKH Hörgas Enzenbach ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Photodynamic therapy; Pleural mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

HEMATOPORPHYRIN;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECORTICATION; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED LIGHT;

EID: 1842635618     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00213-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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