[Remission of extensive lentigo maligna after treatment with imiquimod].

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.

• Authors: Christiane D Piazza, Sebastião A P Sampaio
• Journal: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (An Bras Dermatol) 2009 Jan-Feb Vol. 84 Issue 1 Pg. 82-4 ISSN: 1806-4841 [Electronic] Spain
• PMID: 19377765 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Aminoquinolines
• Antineoplastic Agents
• Imiquimod

Topics

• Aged, 80 and over
• Aminoquinolines (therapeutic use)
• Antineoplastic Agents (therapeutic use)
• Facial Neoplasms (drug therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle (drug therapy)
• Imiquimod
• Remission Induction
• Skin Neoplasms (drug therapy)