Tumor thickness predicts long-term complete response of facial basal cell carcinomas in Asian skin types IV/V treated with methyl aminolaevulinate photodynamic therapy

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 501-507

  Li, Qiang ^a   Gao, Tianwen ^a   Jiao, Bin ^b   Hu, Xuehui ^a   Luan, Qi ^a   Li, Kai ^a   Ma, Cuiling ^a   Li, Chunying ^a   Wang, Shengchun ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CLEARANCE RATES; COMPLETE RESPONSE; FIRST OPTIONS; HISTOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; RED LIGHT; RELATIVE RESPONSE; SURGICAL EXCISION; TOTAL DOSE;

EMULSIFICATION; PLASMONS; TUMORS;

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METHYL 5-AMINOLEVULINATE;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BIOPSY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; FACE TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960075052     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2010.2924     Document Type: Article

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