An ultrasound analysis of the response of Gorlin syndrome-related and sporadic basal cell carcinomas to aminolaevulinic acid photodynamic therapy

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-155

  Loncaster, Juliette A ^a   Moore, James V ^a   Allan, Donald ^a   Allan, Ernest ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aminolaevulinic acid; Basal cell carcinoma; Gorlin syndrome; Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome; Photodynamic therapy; Pulsed ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 23844449802     PISSN: 15721000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1572-1000(05)00064-5     Document Type: Article

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