Photodynamic diagnosis of metastatic lymph nodes using 5-aminolevulinic acid in mouse squamous cell carcinoma

J Dermatol Sci. 2014 May;74(2):171-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2013.12.009. Epub 2014 Jan 2.

Authors

Jun Asai¹, Yoshinori Harada², Masatomo Beika², Hideya Takenaka³, Norito Katoh³, Tetsuro Takamatsu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. Electronic address: jasai@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp.
² Department of Pathology and Cell Regulation, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
³ Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.

PMID: 24447646
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2013.12.009

No abstract available

Keywords: 5-Aminolevulinic acid; Photodynamic diagnosis; Protoporphyrin IX; Squamous cell carcinoma.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aminolevulinic Acid*
Animals
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology*
Feasibility Studies
Fluorescence
Lymph Nodes / pathology*
Lymphatic Metastasis
Mice
Mice, Inbred C3H
Neoplasms, Experimental
Photosensitizing Agents*

Substances

Photosensitizing Agents
Aminolevulinic Acid