[Treatment of tracheo-bronchial cancers by photodynamic therapy].
Cancer of the tracheo-bronchial tree has a dismal prognosis when discovered at an advanced stage. Significant improvement in survival rates can be obtained, however, if the tumors are detected at an early stage. In these cases, an effective and minimally invasive local treatment, such as photodynamic therapy, may be taken into account as a useful alternative to surgery. This paper describes the general aspects, the indications and the benefits of this new promising technique.
Radu
Alexandre
A
Service d'ORL et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, CHUV, Lausanne. Alexandre.Radu@chuv.hospvd.ch
Monnier
Philippe
P
D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*