학술논문
Complete response of locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the eyelid to topical imiquimod 3.75%.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma
*ACTINIC keratosis
*IMIQUIMOD
*IMMUNOMODULATORS
*EYELIDS
*BOWEN'S disease
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ISSN
1396-0296
Abstract
This immune response modifier drug, at a lower concentration, could be a useful alternative therapeutic option in patients with minimally invasive squamous cell carcinomas in difficult-to-treat areas who cannot undergo surgery, radiation, or systemic therapy. Three years earlier, an incisional biopsy reported actinic keratosis and the lesion was treated with cryotherapy and topical diclofenac 3% gel, with only partial improvement. An 80-year-old man with a history of fibromyalgia, arthralgias, and arterial hypertension presented for the recurrence of a skin lesion on the right infraorbital region. [Extracted from the article]