Topical methyl aminolevulinate photodynamic therapy for management of basal cell carcinomas in patients with basal cell nevus syndrome improves patient's satisfaction and reduces the need for surgical procedures

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 861-864

  Pauwels, C ^a   Mazereeuw Hautier, J ^a,b   Basset Seguin, N ^c   Livideanu, C ^a   Viraben, R ^a   Paul, C ^a   Meyer, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Basal cell nevus syndrome; Patient satisfaction; Photodynamic therapy; Surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79959827162     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03854.x     Document Type: Article

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