Methyl aminolaevulinate-photodynamic therapy for actinic keratoses, squamous cell carcinoma in situ and superficial basal cell carcinoma employing a square wave intense pulsed light device for photoactivation

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 189-190

  Downs, A M R ^a   Bower, C B ^a   Oliver, D A ^a   Stone, C A ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actinic keratosis; Basal cell carcinoma; Bowen disease; Intense pulsed light; Methyl aminolaevulinic acid; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BOWEN DISEASE; CALIBRATION; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CREAM; DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSE PULSED LIGHT; LETTER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED LIGHT; REOXYGENATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUPERFICIAL CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BOWEN'S DISEASE; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; HUMANS; KERATOSIS, ACTINIC; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

EID: 67649961545     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09164.x     Document Type: Letter

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