title: Photodynamic therapy may be alternative to head and neck surgery.
abstract: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) may be used to treat selected cancers of the head and neck. Usually done endoscopically, PDT is a minimally invasive alternative or adjuvant therapy for cancer treatment. PDT succeeds in destroying malignant cells with minimal normal tissue loss.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Shetler
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D016896:Treatment Outcome