Photodynamic diagnostics and therapy of premalignant lesions and cancer: a three-year clinical experience

The results of application of photodynamic diagnostics (PDD) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) for diagnosis and treatment of premalignant lesions and malignant tumours of different tissues were presented. In the period 1998-2000 a total of 314 patients were diagnosed with use of different methods of PDD and a total of 78 patients were treated with use of PDD. On the basis of obtained result we consider PDD and PDT to be sensitive, efficient and non-invasive methods of diagnostics and therapy of malignant lesions.

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