Photodynamic therapy for in situ squamous cell carcinoma on chronic radiation dermatitis after photosensitization with 5-aminolaevulinic acid.
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.
Guillen
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Department of Dermatology, Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia, Spain. cguillen@comv.es
Sanmartin
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Escudero
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Botella-Estrada
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Sevila
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Castejon
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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*
D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid