Optimized photodynamic therapy with systemic photosensitizer following debulking technique for nonmelanoma skin cancers

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 194-198

  Souza, Cacilda S ^a   Neves, Ana B S ^a   Felício, Lília A B ^a   Ferreira, Juliana ^a   Kurachi, Cristina ^a   Bagnato, Vanderlei S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MALE; NONMELANOMA SKIN CANCER; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN CANCER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846787151     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2006.33038.x     Document Type: Article

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