@entity5 therapy is not a common indication for the use of lasers, as it is in the treatment of @entity9665 , since many alternative treatment modalities exist. However, certain @entity1 may benefit from laser therapy of @entity1489 . @entity1489 can be treated by laser excision, laser coagulation, laser vaporization, or photodynamic therapy (PDT). For these purposes, the @entity544 laser, the @entity3278 :yttrium @entity3775 garnet laser and the argon laser are particularly suitable. PDT is a therapeutic approach based on the photosensitization of the target tissue by topical or systemic photosensitizers and subsequent irradiation with light from a laser or a lamp inducing cell death via generation of reactive @entity26 species. Laser therapy and PDT have shown good results in the curative treatment of actinic keratoses, @entity1491 , @entity1490 and @entity10212 actinica. However, they are not recommended for primary @entity320 and @entity957 . In some @entity1 , lasers and PDT might also be used effectively for the palliative treatment of cutaneous @entity3 . In selected @entity1 , lasers and PDT may offer some advantages over routine procedures, e.g. reduction of scarring and better cosmetic results. However, when treating @entity3 with curative intention, one has to bear in mind the lack of histologic control and the limited depth of tissue penetration of most laser and PDT therapies.

Role of lasers and photodynamic therapy in the treatment of XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity3278 :: ('MESH:D009354', 'Chemical') :: ['neodymium'] @entity3775 :: ('MESH:D000535', 'Chemical') :: ['aluminum'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['Tumor'] @entity1489 :: ('MESH:D012878', 'Disease') :: ['Skin tumors', 'premalignant and malignant skin tumors'] @entity26 :: ('MESH:D010100', 'Chemical') :: ['oxygen'] @entity10212 :: ('MESH:D002613', 'Disease') :: ['cheilitis'] @entity957 :: ('MESH:D002294', 'Disease') :: ['invasive squamous cell carcinoma'] @entity544 :: ('MESH:D002245', 'Chemical') :: ['carbon dioxide'] @entity9665 :: ('MESH:D017445', 'Disease') :: ['benign vascular skin lesions'] @entity1490 :: ('MESH:D001913', 'Disease') :: ["Bowen's disease"] @entity3 :: ('MESH:D009362', 'Disease') :: ['metastases', 'invasive tumors'] @entity320 :: ('MESH:D008545', 'Disease') :: ['malignant melanoma'] @entity1491 :: ('MESH:D002280', 'Disease') :: ['superficial basal cell carcinoma']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['cutaneous malignancy']
