Photodynamic Therapy for Bowen's Disease of the Vulva Area
- Authors
- Kang, Hong-Kyu; Yun, Jeong-Hwan; Son, Young-Min; Roh, Joo-Young; Lee, Jong-Rok
- Issue Date
- Apr-2014
- Publisher
- KOREAN DERMATOLOGICAL ASSOC
- Keywords
- Bowen' s disease; Photochemotherapy; Vulva area
- Citation
- ANNALS OF DERMATOLOGY, v.26, no.2, pp.241 - 245
- Journal Title
- ANNALS OF DERMATOLOGY
- Volume
- 26
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 241
- End Page
- 245
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/12756
- DOI
- 10.5021/ad.2014.26.2.241
- ISSN
- 1013-9087
- Abstract
- Bowen's disease is a squamous cell carcinoma in situ and has the potential to progress to a squamous cell carcinoma. The authors treated two female patients (a 39-year-old and a 41-year-old) with Bowen's disease in the vulva area using topical photodynamic therapy (PDT), involving the use of 5-aminolaevulinic acid and a light- emitting diode device. The light was administered at an intensity of 80 mW/cm(2) for a dose of 120 J/cm(2) biweekly for 6 cycles. The 39-year-old patient showed excellent clinical improvement, but the other patient achieved only a partial response. Even though one patient underwent a total excision 1 year later due to recurrence, both patients were satisfied with the cosmetic outcomes of this therapy and the partial improvement over time. The common side effect of PDT was a stinging sensation. PDT provides a relatively effective and useful alternative treatment for Bowen's disease in the vulva area.
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