Surg Cosmet Dermatol. 2015;7(3):264-266
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of cancer and its non-surgical treatment has been the subject of many studies. Large lesions of this tumor are therapeutic challenges and the effective topical treatment has good applicability. The authors present a female patient diagnosed with multicentric superficial basal cell carcinoma in the lumbar region for more than 20 years, who refused to be treated surgically. The tumor reached dimensions of 12 cm x 10 cm. A decision was made for a non-surgical therapy, with the application of Imiquimod in a treatment of 5 weekly applications for 2 months. The treatment led to a clinical and histological cure, without recurrence to date (36 months), with excellent aesthetic results and few side effects.
Keywords: CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; THERAPEUTICS; NEOPLASMS
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