Abstract
Begin basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is most common skin cancer over the world. There are around 20 modalities for BCC treatment. Laser surgery is uncommon option. We demonstrate our long term follow up results. Aim: To evaluate long term efficacy of a 980nm diode laser for the difficult-to-treat basal cell carcinoma. Materials and Methods: 167 patients with 173 basal cell carcinoma on the nose were treated with a 980 nm diode laser from May 1999 till May 2005 at Latvian Oncology center. All tumors were morphologically confirmed. 156 patients were followed for more than 5 years. Results: The lowest recurrence rate was observed in cases of superficial BCC, diameter<6mm; bet the highest recurrence rate was in cases of infiltrative BCC and nodular recurrent BCC. Conclusions: 980 nm diode laser is useful tool in dermatology with high long term efficacy, good acceptance by the patients and good cosmetics results.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Medical Laser Applications and Laser-Tissue Interactions VI |
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| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | Medical Laser Applications and Laser-Tissue Interactions VI - Munich, Germany Duration: 14 May 2013 → 15 May 2013 |
Publication series
| Name | Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE |
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| Volume | 8803 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1605-7422 |
Conference
| Conference | Medical Laser Applications and Laser-Tissue Interactions VI |
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| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Munich |
| Period | 14/05/13 → 15/05/13 |
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords*
- basal cell carcinoma
- dermatology
- lasers
- nonmelanoma skin cancer
- oncology
- skin cancer
- treatment
Field of Science*
- 3.2 Clinical medicine
- 2.5 Materials engineering
- 1.3 Physical sciences
Publication Type*
- 3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
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