Surg Cosmet Dermatol. 2010;2(2):132-134
The treatment of extensive, recurrent and poorly delimited basocellular carcinomas, located in highrisk areas of the body in patients with several comorbidities, is a challenge for the dermatologic surgeon. Mohs micrographic surgery is usually employed in such cases, presenting the risks inherent to large surgeries, in addition to the difficulties of closing the operative wound – which very frequently extends beyond the clinical limits of the lesion. In this paper, we report the use of photodynamic therapy prior to Mohs micrographic surgery in a 90-year-old diabetic and hypertensive female patient, with the objective of reducing and better delimiting the lesion for the subsequent exeresis.
Keywords: MOHS SURGERY, PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY, CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL, SURGICAL FLAPS
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