Evaluation of recurrence after photodynamic therapy with topical methylaminolaevulinate for 157 basal cell carcinomas in 90 patients

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 144-147

  Lindberg Larsen, Rune ^a   Sølvsten, Henrik ^a   Kragbale, Knud ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Photodynamic therapy; Recurrence rate

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN BIOPSY; TIME; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859571452     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1198     Document Type: Article

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