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Case Reports
. 2020 Jun:30:101700.
doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.101700. Epub 2020 Feb 29.

Photodynamic therapy in combination with surgery for the treatment of an extensive squamous cell carcinoma in situ - A case report

Ana Gabriela Salvio  1 , Mirian Denise Stringasci  2 , Michelle Barreto Requena  2 , Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato  3
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Photodynamic therapy in combination with surgery for the treatment of an extensive squamous cell carcinoma in situ - A case report

Ana Gabriela Salvio et al. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

The combination of multiple sessions of Photodynamic therapy (PDT) and surgery have been used to treat an extensive superficial lesion of squamous cell carcinoma in situ. Methyl aminolevulinate (MAL) mediated PDT was applied to reduce the tumoral area and a small surgical removal was performed to complete elimination of the lesion. The reduction of the tumor area avoided the need for a skin graft application as well as possible postoperative complications, offering a more favorable cosmetic outcome. Two-years of follow-up showed no recurrence. The case is interesting and demonstrate potentialities for the combined use of PDT and surgery.

Keywords: Bowen’s disease; PDT; Photodynamic therapy; Surgery.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors have no conflict of interest to declare. This study was approved by the Human Medical Ethics Committee (CEP 827.010, April 2013).

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