Unilateral basal cell carcinomas: An unusual entity treated with photodynamic therapy

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 336-340

  Lane, Joshua E ^a,d   Allen, Jennifer H ^b   Lane, Tanda N ^c   Lesher Jr , Jack L ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Allen Dermatology Skin Cancer Center   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; IMIQUIMOD;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SKIN TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749367111     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10227-005-0118-z     Document Type: Article

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