Photodynamic therapy as adjunctive therapy for morpheaform basal cell carcinoma

Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-25

  Torres, T ^a   Fernandes, I ^a   Costa, V ^a   Selores, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adjunctive therapy; Morpheaform basal cell carcinoma; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CREAM; DRUG USE; FACE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MORPHEA; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OCCLUSIVE DRESSING; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHROMOSOMES, ARTIFICIAL, BACTERIAL; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80054911772     PISSN: 13184458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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