Possibilities of Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Multiple Cylindroma of the Scalp: The Clinical Case Study

Abstract

This article presents a clinical observation of successful treatment of a patient with multiple cylindroma of the scalp and trunk using photodynamic therapy (PDT) after radiotherapy. The first masses were found in 2008, at the same time they were surgically removed. There has been a progression of the process since 2019 -multiple masses on the scalp and trunk. There was another visit to doctors. After verification of diagnosis radiation therapy was received. However, soon after the treatment, the appearance of new and growth of existing foci has been noted. A multistage PDT with good clinical and cosmetic effect was carried out at Medical Centre Hospital of President's Affairs Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Clinical case of successful application of photodynamic therapy in advanced vulvar cancer

“…Today, the frequency of precancerous diseases of the female external genitalia is one of the most pressing problems of the female population. According to WHO, 46% of premenopausal women worldwide have dystrophic diseases of the vulva, which, against the background of positive HPV, can develop into dysplasia and then into pre-invasive and invasive vulvar cancer [1,2].…”