Clinical Study

Six Years of Experience in Photodynamic Therapy for Basal Cell Carcinoma: Results and Fluorescence Diagnosis from 191 Lesions

Table 3

Fluorescence pattern based on the variables studied.

VariableFluorescence
Exact ()Excessive ()Defective ()

Location
 Head ()34 (29%)75 (64%)9 (7%)
 Trunk () 65 (90%)4 (5%)4 (5%)
Histological type
 Superficial ()63 (72%)21 (24%)3 (4%)
 Not specified ()10 (32%)18 (58%)3 (10%)
 Nodular ()19 (39%)25 (51%)5 (10%)
 Infiltrating ()6 (27%)16 (73%)0 (0%)
Size
 Size 1 ()11 (18%)45 (75%)4 (7%)
 Size 2 ()62 (63%)31 (31%)6 (93%)
 Size 3 ()26 (82%)3 (9%)3 (9%)