Dramatic Response of a Case ofRecurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma toSystemic Chemotherapy

Dramatic Response of a Case ofRecurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma toSystemic Chemotherapy

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cancer among humans, and the standard treatment is surgery. Other modalities are reserved as a second line of treatment. Topical chemotherapy may be used in primary BCC. Systemic chemotherapy has no role in the primary treatment of BCC, although it may b...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Mohammadianpanah, Ahmad Mosalaei, Niloofar Ahmadloo, Mansour Ansrai, Hamid Nasrolahi, Shapour Omidvari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2010-10-01
Series:Middle East Journal of Cancer
Subjects:
Basal cell carcinoma
Recurrence
Chemotherapy
Cisplatin
5-Flourouracil
Online Access:http://mejc.sums.ac.ir/index.php/mejc/article/view/38/96
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spelling doaj-1c8f4aee190441cda2e27f1e5b8d25d32020-11-25T01:50:54ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesMiddle East Journal of Cancer 2008-67092008-66872010-10-0114181184Dramatic Response of a Case ofRecurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma toSystemic ChemotherapyMohammad MohammadianpanahAhmad MosalaeiNiloofar AhmadlooMansour AnsraiHamid NasrolahiShapour OmidvariBasal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cancer among humans, and the standard treatment is surgery. Other modalities are reserved as a second line of treatment. Topical chemotherapy may be used in primary BCC. Systemic chemotherapy has no role in the primary treatment of BCC, although it may be efficacious in metastatic cases. We report the case of a patient with persistent recurrent BCC following multiple surgeries and radiotherapy, who achieved a dramatic response with a cisplatinand 5-flourouracil chemotherapy regimen.http://mejc.sums.ac.ir/index.php/mejc/article/view/38/96Basal cell carcinomaRecurrenceChemotherapyCisplatin5-Flourouracil
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author Mohammad Mohammadianpanah
Ahmad Mosalaei
Niloofar Ahmadloo
Mansour Ansrai
Hamid Nasrolahi
Shapour Omidvari
spellingShingle Mohammad Mohammadianpanah
Ahmad Mosalaei
Niloofar Ahmadloo
Mansour Ansrai
Hamid Nasrolahi
Shapour Omidvari
Dramatic Response of a Case ofRecurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma toSystemic Chemotherapy
Middle East Journal of Cancer
Basal cell carcinoma
Recurrence
Chemotherapy
Cisplatin
5-Flourouracil
author_facet Mohammad Mohammadianpanah
Ahmad Mosalaei
Niloofar Ahmadloo
Mansour Ansrai
Hamid Nasrolahi
Shapour Omidvari
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title Dramatic Response of a Case ofRecurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma toSystemic Chemotherapy
title_short Dramatic Response of a Case ofRecurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma toSystemic Chemotherapy
title_full Dramatic Response of a Case ofRecurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma toSystemic Chemotherapy
title_fullStr Dramatic Response of a Case ofRecurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma toSystemic Chemotherapy
title_full_unstemmed Dramatic Response of a Case ofRecurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma toSystemic Chemotherapy
title_sort dramatic response of a case ofrecurrent basal cell carcinoma tosystemic chemotherapy
publisher Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
series Middle East Journal of Cancer
issn 2008-6709
2008-6687
publishDate 2010-10-01
description Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cancer among humans, and the standard treatment is surgery. Other modalities are reserved as a second line of treatment. Topical chemotherapy may be used in primary BCC. Systemic chemotherapy has no role in the primary treatment of BCC, although it may be efficacious in metastatic cases. We report the case of a patient with persistent recurrent BCC following multiple surgeries and radiotherapy, who achieved a dramatic response with a cisplatinand 5-flourouracil chemotherapy regimen.
topic Basal cell carcinoma
Recurrence
Chemotherapy
Cisplatin
5-Flourouracil
url http://mejc.sums.ac.ir/index.php/mejc/article/view/38/96
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