Blue light versus red light for photodynamic therapy of basal cell carcinoma in patients with Gorlin syndrome: A bilaterally controlled comparison study

Basal cell nevus syndrome (BCNS; Gorlin; Gorlin-Goltz) is a chronic genetic condition characterized by basal cell carcinoma (BCC) skin tumors and odontogenic jaw cysts before the age of 20 years, palmar/plantar pitting, brain calcifications, various skeletal and soft tissue abnormalities, and a high risk for developing medulloblastoma 1 –4. Surgical treatment of multiple BCC tumors, starting in childhood and often numbering into the hundreds over a lifetime, causes extensive scarring that can be highly debilitating both functionally and psychologically 5.
Source: Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy - Category: Laser Surgery Authors: Source Type: research