Photodynamic therapy with photosensitizers is a new method of treating malignant tumors.
In the area of bronchoscopy it is employed for the selective therapy of early carcinomas
at central localizations. We report on our first attempts at treatment with hematoporphyrin
derivative in an inoperable patient. The modalities of irradiation and the recurrence-free
progress of, to date, 2.5 years, are described.
Photodynamic therapy - Lung cancer - Laser therapy - Hematoporphyrin derivative
