Combination of 5-fluorouracil and cryotherapy in the treatment of multiple superficial basal cell carcinomas located on the trunk
Fatma Aydin, Nilgun Senturk, Tayyar Canturk, Ahmet Yasar Turanli, Levent Yildiz, Turkay Yalin, R Koca
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): Fatma Aydin, Nilgun Senturk, Tayyar Canturk, Ahmet Yasar Turanli, Levent Yildiz, Turkay Yalin, R Koca | Yıl: 2006 | Dergi/Kurum: TURKDERM-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEROLOGY | İndeks: WOS.ESCI | Anahtar Kelimeler: Basal Cell Carcinoma, 5-Fluorouracil, cryotherapy
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common skin cancer of the white population. Basal cell nevus syndrome is characterized by the development of multiple basal cell carcinomas and various developmental anomalies. Topical 5-fluorouracil and cryotherapy are the methods that can be used in the treatment of basal cell carcinomas. Herein we report a patient with multiple basal cell carcinomas who have been successfully treated with the combination of 5-fluorouracil and cryotherapy.