Giant neglected Bowen's disease lesion treated successfully with topical 5-fluorouracil

Giant neglected Bowen's disease lesion treated successfully with topical 5-fluorouracil

Bowen's disease is a type of intraepidermal squamous cell carcinoma also known as carcinoma in situ. Topical 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) possesses local cytotoxic effects and it is successfully used in the treatment of many dermatologic disorders. A 62-year-old male patient presented to our clinic co...

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Veröffentlicht in:Northern clinics of Istanbul 2017-01, Vol.4 (1), p.77-77
Hauptverfasser: Ozlu, Emin, Ertas, Ragıp, Ozyurt, Kemal, Tekin, Yucel, Atasoy, Mustafa
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Sprache:eng
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5-fluorouracil
bowen's disease
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Zusammenfassung:Bowen's disease is a type of intraepidermal squamous cell carcinoma also known as carcinoma in situ. Topical 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) possesses local cytotoxic effects and it is successfully used in the treatment of many dermatologic disorders. A 62-year-old male patient presented to our clinic complaining of giant plaque lesion localized in the trunk for seven years.
ISSN:2536-4553
2536-4553
2148-4902
DOI:10.14744/nci.2017.77598