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Treatment of facial superficial basal cell carcinoma with

imiquimod 5% cream

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F. Peral Rubio, M.D.Department of DermatologyHospital Universitario Virgen Macarena. Sevilla. Spain.

Treatment of facial superficial basal cell carcinoma with imiquimod 5% cream

A 50-year-old woman The patient was referred to us for

the assessment of a lesion on the nose 1 year previously.

A clinical diagnosis of superficial basal cell carcinoma was made

Treatment of facial superficial basal cell carcinoma with imiquimod 5% cream

Biopsy from the edge of the lesion showed multiple nests of basaloid cells with peripheral palisading in the papillary dermis in continuity with the overlying epithelium

Treatment of facial superficial basal cell carcinoma with imiquimod 5% cream

Imiquimod 5% cream to be applied five times a week during six weeks.

Treatment of facial superficial basal cell carcinoma with imiquimod 5% cream

After two weeks of application, the patient developed mild erythema, crusting with burning sensation over the area.

Treatment of facial superficial basal cell carcinoma with

imiquimod 5% cream

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F. Peral Rubio, M.D.Department of DermatologyHospital Universitario Virgen Macarena. Sevilla. Spain.

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