%0 Journal Article
%T Photodynamic Therapy for Classic (Idiopathic) Type
of Kaposi's Sarcoma (Case Report)
%A D. A. Tzerkovsky
%J Asian Oncology Research Journal ¡®Cancer, Tumor and Oncology research
%D 2018
%X The author report a case of a patient with classic (idiopathic) type of Kaposi's sarcoma the third toe of the foot treated successfully with photodynamic therapy. Photosensitizer £¿Photolon£¿ (RUE £¿Belmedpreparaty£¿, Republic of Belarus) was injected intravenously at a dose of 2 mg/kg body weight. Photoirradiation was carried out 3 hour after the injection of photosensitizer with the use of a semiconductor laser £¿UPL PDT laser£¿ (£¿Lemt£¿, Republic Belarus, ¦Ë=660¡À5 nm) with exposure dose of 100 J/cm2 and power density of 0.38 W/cm2. The effectiveness of treatment was assessed based on an analysis of clinical data. During the follow-up period of 3 and 6 months, no clinical signs of local recurrence in the photoirradiation area were detected.
%U http://www.sciencedomain.org/abstract/24124