## Abstract ## Background and Objective To determine the efficacy of PHOTOFRINβmediated photodynamic therapy (PDT) for treatment of diffuse βfield cancerizationβ of the oral cavity and CisβT2N0M0 squamous cell carcinoma (SqCCa) of the larynx in patients not amenable or that have failed conventiona
Photodynamic therapy for treatment of superficial oral cavity and laryngeal malignancies
β Scribed by Vanessa G. Schweitzer
- Book ID
- 117402791
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 118 KB
- Volume
- 117
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0194-5998
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