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Remissão de lentigo maligno extenso após tratamento com imiquimod / Remission of extensive lentigo maligna after treatment with imiquimod
Piazza, Christiane D; Sampaio, Sebastião A. P.
  • Piazza, Christiane D; s.af
  • Sampaio, Sebastião A. P; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. São Paulo. BR
An. bras. dermatol ; 84(1): 82-84, jan.-fev. 2009. ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-511469
RESUMO
Lentigo maligno é um melanoma in situ que mais comumente surge em áreas expostas à radiação ultravioleta, nos pacientes idosos. O tratamento é realizado, principalmente, para minimizar o risco de progressão para lentigo maligno melanoma. O presente relato se refere a uma paciente idosa com lesões recorrentes de lentigo maligno na face, tratada com sucesso com imiquimod tópico, mostrando que este pode ser um tratamento útil, em determinados casos da doença.
ABSTRACT
Lentigno maligna is a melanoma in situ that most commonly appears on areas exposed to ultraviolet radiation, in elderly patients. Treatment is required mainly to minimize the risk of progression to lentigo maligna melanoma. The present report refers to an elderly patient with recurrent lesions of lentigo maligna in her face, who was successfully treated with topical imiquimod, which showed to be a useful therapy for some cases of the disease.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Skin Neoplasms / Facial Neoplasms / Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle / Aminoquinolines / Antineoplastic Agents Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans Language: Portuguese Journal: An. bras. dermatol Journal subject: Dermatology Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade de São Paulo/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Skin Neoplasms / Facial Neoplasms / Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle / Aminoquinolines / Antineoplastic Agents Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans Language: Portuguese Journal: An. bras. dermatol Journal subject: Dermatology Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade de São Paulo/BR