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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 25.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Aug;135(8):784–788. doi: 10.1001/archoto.2009.98

Table 2.

Response to PDT by Lesion Distribution and Site

Lesion and Response Oral Cavity (n=20) Larynx (n=6)
Dysplasias, No.
 CR 9a 3
 PR 0 0
 NR 0 0
T1 carcinoma, No.
 CR 10b 2
 PR 1 0
 NR 0 1

Abbreviations: CR, complete response; NR, no response; PDT, photodynamic therapy; PR, partial response.

a

Three patients had recurrence after a CR.

b

One patient developed a second primary cancer after a CR.