Moskalik K G, Kozlov A P, Demin E V
Laboratory of High Energies, N.N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, 68 Leningradskaya Street, Pesochny, 197758 St. Petersburg, Russia.
J BUON. 2010 Apr-Jun;15(2):389-91.
This study retrospectively evaluated the curative efficacy of two powerful pulsed Neodymium (Nd) lasers (lambda = 1060 nm, pulse duration 1 and 4.5 msec, maximum pulse energy 700 and 1000 J, respectively) for the treatment of 47 patients with histologically confirmed stage I cutaneous melanoma of the face who were followed-up 5 years and more. The estimated 5-year survival rate was 82.9%. Regional and distant metastases developed in 23.4% of the patients. There were no cases with local recurrences. High-energy pulsed Nd laser radiation is effective in treating flat and / or slightly raised cutaneous stage I facial melanomas, while the therapeutic result is also accompanied by positive cosmetic result.
