meta-tetrahydroxyphenylchlorin(English)

• a photosensitizer used in photodynamic therapy as a relatively new method of treating superficial tumors of the skin and mucosa. After injection of the photosensitizing agent, the tumor area is exposed to non-thermal laser light. This causes a phototoxic reaction, producing oxygen radicals that destroy tumor cell; trade name Foscan
• PDT
• Dermatology, Oncology, Laser technique
• https://doi.org…0405-009-0947-2