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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Wildeman MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2809049 | biostudies-literature | 2009
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Head & neck oncology 20091217
To determine the efficacy of Photodynamic therapy of patients with recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma we reviewed all available literature. Since the treatment options for recurrent or persistent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma are limited, the survival rates poor and the complications severe; there is definitely a place for alternative treatment modalities with more efficacy and less morbidity. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has the potential to be a very effective local treatment modality for recurrent o ...[more]