title: Photodynamic therapy for in situ squamous cell carcinoma on chronic radiation dermatitis after photosensitization with 5-aminolaevulinic acid.
abstract: The accessibility of the skin to light treatment, as well as the developments made by dermatologists in photodynamic therapy (PDT), creates an exciting apportunity to include it as a part of our standard therapeutic armamentarium. We report a 63-year-old man with an in situ squamous cell carcinoma located on a chronic radiodermitis area in a finger, treated successfully with PDT. PDT appears to be a viable alternative to conventional therapy for in situ squamous cell carcinoma as well as for other superficial tumours of the skin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia, Spain. cguillen@comv.es
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guillen
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sanmartin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Escudero
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Botella-Estrada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sevila
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Castejon
mesh_terms: D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011855:Radiodermatitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid