Pulsed dye laser in the treatment of basal cell carcinoma: A single session versus two sessions - A randomized controlled trial

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2019, Pages 475-480

  Abd El Naby, Naeim ^a   El Far, Nashwa ^a   Al Shenawy, Hanan ^a   Elshwadfy, Sameh ^a   Koura, Amira ^a  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; pulsed dye laser; skin cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE SAFETY; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MONOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; DYE LASER; FEMALE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SKIN TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, DYE; LOW-LEVEL LIGHT THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85071014601     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_644_17     Document Type: Article

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