title: Photodynamic therapy of early squamous cell cancers of the esophagus.
abstract: The conventional treatment for the cure of esophageal cancer is surgical resection. Esophageal cancer, when detected at an early stage, has a very good probability of being eradicated by less aggressive procedures, and photodynamic therapy has proven to be a safe and effective treatment modality in some carefully selected patients. The indications, outcomes, and future considerations regarding the use of photodynamic therapy for the treatment of superficial squamous cell carcinomas of the esophagus are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland. alexandre.radu@chuv.hospvd.ch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Radu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wagnières
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van den Bergh
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Monnier
mesh_terms: D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D017323:Dihematoporphyrin Ether / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008652:Mesoporphyrins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D008652:Mesoporphyrins; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid; D017323:Dihematoporphyrin Ether; C072269:temoporfin