Methyl-aminolevulinate photodynamic therapy for the treatment of actinic keratoses and non-melanoma skin cancers: A retrospective analysis of response in 462 patients

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-285

  Fai, D ^a   Arpaia, N ^b   Romano, I ^a   Vestita, M ^b   Cassano, N ^b   Vena, G A ^b  

^a Gagliano del Capo Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bowen's disease; Carcinoma, basal cell; Carcinoma, squamous cell; Keratosis, actinic; Methyl aminolevulinate; Photodynamic therapy; Skin neoplasms

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DICLOFENAC; HYALURONIC ACID; IMIQUIMOD; KERATOLYTIC AGENT;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BLISTER; BOWEN DISEASE; BURNING SENSATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER THERAPY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSCHROMIA; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 68849084395     PISSN: 03920488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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