Laser related medical trials - experience with treatment of inoperable tumors with laser photo-dynamic therapy in small animals

摘要

Photodinamic therapy (PDT) is a procedure that selectively destroys tumors. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical usefulness, handling and result of the PDT of the Ceralas PDT 652 diode laser. Dogs and cats suffering from inoperable tumors (e.g. fibrosarcoma of the neck or the head, squamous cell carcinoma or papillar carcinoma) were treated at our specialized clinic, in which cases earlier treatments (e.g. radiotherapy, surgery or chemotherapy) proved to be ineffective.Our clinic is a very special laser clinic for pets. I have treated many cases suffering from oral and maxillofacial disease in the last year. We had 56 patients sent by other vets, most of them underwent photodynamic therapy. Here I would like to discuss three patients which I find to be the most interesting ones.