Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 272-275, December 2006

The use of photodynamic therapy using 630nm laser light and porfimer sodium for the treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma

  • T.S. Mang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
    • Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Department of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • M. Sullivan

      Affiliations

    • Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Department of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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  • M. Cooper

      Affiliations

    • Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Photodynamic Therapy Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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  • T. Loree

      Affiliations

    • Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
    • ,
  • N. Rigual

      Affiliations

    • Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA

published online 12 September 2006.

Summary 

PDT has been demonstrated in clinical studies to be an efficacious method for the treatment of dysplastic, microinvasive and early forms of cancer. The advantage of PDT for early carcinomas of the oral cavity is the ability to preserve normal tissues while effectively treating cancers up to 1cm in depth. The case presented here successfully demonstrates the ability to use PDT to treat maxillary gingival squamous cell carcinoma thereby sparing the use of surgery or radiation therapy at this point in the management of the disease.

Keywords: Porfimer sodium, Oral squamous cell carcinoma, Photodynamic therapy

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PII: S1572-1000(06)00114-1

doi:10.1016/j.pdpdt.2006.08.001

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 272-275, December 2006

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