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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Published inNorthern clinics of Istanbul Vol. 4; no. 1; p. 77
Main Authors Ozlu, Emin, Ertas, Ragıp, Ozyurt, Kemal, Tekin, Yucel, Atasoy, Mustafa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey Kare Publishing 01.01.2017
KARE Publishing
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5-fluorouracil
bowen's disease
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:2536-4553
2536-4553
2148-4902
DOI:10.14744/nci.2017.77598