RT Book, Section
A1 Togsverd-Bo, Katrine
A1 Haedersdal, Merete
A2 Avram, Marc R.
A2 Avram, Mathew M.
A2 Ratner, Désirée
SR Print(0)
ID 1175094909
T1 Photodynamic Therapy for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer and Precursor Lesions
T2 Procedural Dermatology
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071795067
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175094909
RD 2024/04/20
AB Photodynamic  therapy  (PDT)  is  increasingly  used  in  both  USA  and  Europe  for  the  treatment  of  actinic  keratosis  (AK)  and  selected  cases  of  nonmelanoma  skin  cancer  (NMSC).  Being  a  minimally  invasive  therapy,  PDT  is  especially  suitable  for  the  treatment  of  multiple  lesions,  field  cancerization  and  lesions  located  in  areas  where  optimal  cosmetic  outcome  is  essential.1,2  The  principle  of  PDT  involves  the  combination  of  a  photosensitizer,  oxygen,  and  light  to  produce  selective  cytotoxic  damage  of  dysplastic  cells.  In  dermatology,  PDT  is  used  with  a  topically  applied  photosensitizer,  which  allows  for  specific  lesion  targeting.