Photodynamic Therapy for Vulvar Carcinoma in situ (Case Report)
Dmitry Tzerkovsky *
Laboratory of Photodynamic Therapy and Hyperthermia with Chemotherapy Group, N.N. Alexandrov National Cancer Center, Lesnoy, Republic of Belarus
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Abstract
The article presents a clinical case of the successful application of photodynamic therapy with chlorine e6-based photosensitizer photolon in a patient with vulvar cancer in situ. The use of an exposure dose of light of 100 J/cm2 made it possible to achieve complete clinical and morphological regression of the pathological focus, confirmed by control observations at 3 and 6 months.
Keywords: Vulvar cancer in situ, photodynamic therapy, photosensitizer, photolon