title: Photodynamic therapy for head and neck neoplasms.
abstract: A comprehensive updated review of the current status of photodynamic therapy using hematoporphyrin and the argon dye-pumped laser is presented. Indications, advantages, and disadvantages of photodynamic therapy are stressed, and future directions for research are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Ohio.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gluckman
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods