Skin cancer in patients treated with 8-methoxypsoralen plus longwave ultraviolet radiation.
Although severe biochemical and cytologic changes occur in both melanocytes and keratinocytes during psoralen photochemotherapy, a review of the published literature does not reveal any increased incidence of skin cancers from this type of therapy. Perhaps not enough time has elapsed to show such effects.
D006801:Humans; D008730:Methoxsalen / Q000009:adverse effects; D011701:PUVA Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced*
D008730:Methoxsalen