Long-term follow-up of metil aminolevulinate (MAL)-PDT in difficult-to-treat cutaneous Bowen's disease

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1002-1005

  Cavicchini, Stefano ^a   Serini, Stefano Maria ^a   Fiorani, Roberta ^a   Girgenti, Valentina ^a   Ghislanzoni, Massimo ^a   Sala, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; COSMETIC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOWEN DISEASE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BOWEN'S DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960639602     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.04962.x     Document Type: Article

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