Photodynamic therapy for head and neck neoplasms.
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.
Gluckman
J L
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Department of Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Ohio.
D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods