Pulsed laser radiation therapy of skin tumors

Journal Article · Sat Nov 15 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Cancer; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19801115)46:10<2172::AID-CNCR2820461013>3.0.CO;2-L· OSTI ID:6984036

Kozlov, A P; Moskalik, K G

Radiation from a neodymium laser was used to treat 846 patients with 687 precancerous lesions or benign tumors of the skin, 516 cutaneous carcinomas, 33 recurrences of cancer, 51 melanomas, and 508 metastatic melanomas in the skin. The patients have been followed for three months to 6.5 years. No relapses have been observed during this period. Metastases to regional lymph nodes were found in five patients with skin melanoma. Pulsed laser radiation may be successfully used in the treatment of precancerous lesions and benign tumors as well as for skin carcinoma and its recurrences, and for skin melanoma. Laser radiation is more effective in the treatment of tumors inaccessible to radiation therapy and better in those cases in which surgery may have a bad cosmetic or even mutilating effect. Laser beams can be employed in conjunction with chemo- or immunotherapy.

• Research Organization: Petrov Research Inst. of Oncology, Leningrad, USSR
• OSTI ID: 6984036
• Journal Information: Cancer; (United States), Journal Name: Cancer; (United States) Vol. 46:10; ISSN CANCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BODY
DISEASES
LASERS
MEDICINE
MELANOMAS
METASTASES
NECROSIS
NEODYMIUM LASERS
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIOINDUCTION
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
SIDE EFFECTS
SKIN
SOLID STATE LASERS
THERAPY