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One of the major promising potentials of FDAP is the detection and delineation of clinically ill-defined neoplastic skin areas. It is a fascinating phenomenon that the topical application of a certain substance (ALA) leads to the specific accumulation of fluorescing molecules in skin tumors. This selectivity of fluorescence takes place although the ALA-containing ointment is applied also to the normal skin within a certain safety margin. Making use of this phenomenon, the total tumor area including the surrounding borders of superficial and nodular BCC, SCC and SK can be visualized prior to excision.
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Fritsch, C., Ruzicka, T. (2003). The Clinical Use of FDAP. In: Fluorescence Diagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy of Skin Diseases. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6046-6_8
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