Photodynamic Therapy for large lesions: better than surgery

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s / Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy 12 (2015) 325–375 375 (19%/n=5). The area of the lesions ranged from 3 to 48 cm2, with a mean of 14.7cm2. A total responsewas observed in 69% of the cases (18). In the eight remained lesions (30%) was observed a reduction of at least 50% of the area. This study shows an important contribution of PDT treatment in large area lesions, avoiding surgery for big reconstructions flaps or grafts in old patients with comorbidities. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2015.07.194 Longterm follow-up of nodular basal cell carcinoma after Photodynamic Therapy Ana Gabriela Salvio1, Elisangela Ramos de Oliveira1, Dora Patricia Ramirez2, Natalia Mayumi Inada2, Cristina Kurachi2, Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato2 1 Skin Department of Amaral Carvalho Hospital, Brazil 2 Sao Carlos Institute of Physics University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Studies about the long-term follow-up of nodular basal cell carcinoma (nBCC) underwent through photodynamic therapy is few reported. This clinical research describes a total of 56 cases of nBCC less than 1 cm diagnosed and treated during 2010 and 2011 at Amaral CarvalhoHospitalwith Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) (topic 15%MAL-PDT, illuminated at 630 nmwith a total delivered energy of 100 J/cm2). Most of the nBCC were located at head and neck area (57%/n=32) followed by trunk (30%/n=17) and upper limbs (13%/n=7). During a total time follow up of 53 months (with a median follow up of 30,8 months (0 to 53 months), the recurrence was observed in only 5% of the patients and it occurred in the first 14 months of follow up. For this group it can be considered a free disease follow up of 93.7%. It can be concluded that PDT for nodular BCC is safe treatment with low rates of late recurrence. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2015.07.195 Reduction in surgical procedures in patients with Gorlin syndrome when management associated with Topical Photodynamic therapy: report of two cases Ana Gabriela Salvio1, Dora Patricia Ramirez2, Elisangela Ramos de Oliveira1, Natalia Mayumi Inada2, Cristina Kurachi2, Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato2 1 Skin Department of Amaral Carvalho Hospital, Brazil 2 Sao Carlos Institute of Physics University of Sao