Successful imiquimod treatment of multiple basal cell carcinomas after radiation therapy for Hodgkin's disease

Eur J Dermatol. 2005 Jan-Feb;15(1):52-5.

Abstract

We present a case of a 55-year-old male patient who developed five basal cell carcinomas 23 years after radiation therapy of Hodgkin's disease. In 1980 he received radiation therapy twice. Due to relapses, he was treated with aggressive polychemotherapy and underwent autologous stem cell transplantation, which then led to complete remission. Until now he is in complete remission. However, multiple superficial basal cell carcinomas have developed on irradiation fields that have been successfully treated by imiquimod.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aminoquinolines / therapeutic use*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / drug therapy*
  • Hodgkin Disease / radiotherapy
  • Humans
  • Imiquimod
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / drug therapy*
  • Remission Induction
  • Skin Neoplasms / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Aminoquinolines
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Imiquimod