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. 2020 Mar;33(2):e13263.
doi: 10.1111/dth.13263. Epub 2020 Feb 19.

Efficacy of Imiquimod 3.75% for the treatment of extensive Bowen's disease of the face in an elderly patient

Elisa Robustelli Test  1 , Giuseppe Fumo  1 , Marialuisa Corbeddu  1 , Caterina Ferreli  1 , Franco Rongioletti  1
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Efficacy of Imiquimod 3.75% for the treatment of extensive Bowen's disease of the face in an elderly patient

Elisa Robustelli Test et al. Dermatol Ther. 2020 Mar.

Abstract

Bowen's disease is a cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in situ with a potential risk of progression to invasive SCC. Despite the high number of approved treatments, elderly patients with extensive lesions of critical sites may represent a therapeutical challenge, especially in cases of treatment failure or recalcitrant disease. Here, we report the successfully use of topical Imiquimod 3.75% to treat an extensive Bowen's disease of the cheek in an elderly.

Keywords: Bowen's disease; Imiquimod; elderly; giant Bowen's disease; skin cancer in situ.

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