Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a new therapeutic modality for a variety of skin neoplasms,
and that using 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) has been approved for the treatment of
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Published online: July 12, 2010
Received:
December 16,
2008
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© 2009 Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
