[Mohs' ointment use in controlling advanced head and neck cancer].

Abstract

Mohs' chemosurgery, originally developed to treat skin cancer, uses zinc chloride in Mohs' ointment to fix tissues, and is applicable in different clinical settings. In advanced head and neck cancer, Mohs' chemosurgery relieves main skin-infiltration symptoms such as bleeding, infection, exudation, and severe pain. Mohs' chemosurgery conducted in two cases of advanced head and neck cancer yielded an acceptable result free of bleeding, pain, exudation, and infection. Steps in palliative care are repeated until the tumor surface is completely fixed. Using Mohs' ointment provides acceptable relief without technical complications. Although not a topical chemotherapeutic agent, it fixes the lesion well.

• Authors: Kazuhiko Minami, Naoko Hasegawa, Osamu Fukuoka, Chie Miyajima, Reiko Tsunoda, Takashi Fukaya
• Journal: Nihon Jibiinkoka Gakkai kaiho (Nihon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho) Vol. 112 Issue 7 Pg. 550-3 (Jul 2009) ISSN: 0030-6622 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 19670797 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Chlorides
• Ointments
• Zinc Compounds
• zinc chloride

Topics

• Chlorides (administration & dosage)
• Head and Neck Neoplasms (drug therapy)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Ointments
• Palliative Care
• Skin Neoplasms (drug therapy)
• Zinc Compounds (administration & dosage)