[5.08] Fluorescence diagnosis and photodynamic therapy of superficial squamous cell carcinomas in cats using topical 5-aminolevulinic acid and incoherent light sources

Photodynamic therapy with 5-aminolevulin

Photodynamic therapy with 5-aminolevulinic acid and diamino acid derivatives of protoporphyrin IX reduces papillomas in mice without eliminating transformation into squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

✍ Mateusz Kwitniewski; Dawid Jankowski; Kazimierz Jaskiewicz; Halina Dziadziuszko; 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 French ⚖ 352 KB

## Abstract Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is used to treat malignant and nonmalignant diseases. It is also used for cosmetological skin treatment. PDT is generally considered to have a low risk of carcinogenicity. However, instances of nonmalignant human tumors turning malignant have been linked to PD