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Advanced basal cell carcinoma and successful treatment with chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Chawla Sant P.,
Benjamin Robert S.,
Ayala Alberto G.,
Carrasco C. Humberto,
Hong Waunc Kl,
Martin Richard G.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930400116
Subject(s) - medicine , wrist , chemotherapy , amputation , thigh , basal cell carcinoma , cisplatin , cyclophosphamide , surgery , lesion , basal cell
The patient presented in this report has a large basal cell carcinoma on the wrist and thigh. The lesion on the wrist was nonresectable without amputation. The patient showed an impressive response to chemotherapy with systemic cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, and intra‐arterial cisplatin. The tumor could be excised by a simple excision on both sites and showed no residual tumor on the hand and only a microscopic focus on the thigh. The patient continues to be free of disease 3 years after the initiation of the therapy.