title: Advanced basal cell carcinoma and successful treatment with chemotherapy.
abstract: The patient presented in this report has a large basal cell carcinoma on the wrist and thigh. The lesion on the wrist was nonresectable without amputation. The patient showed an impressive response to chemotherapy with systemic cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, and intra-arterial cisplatin. The tumor could be excised by a simple excision on both sites and showed no residual tumor on the hand and only a microscopic focus on the thigh. The patient continues to be free of disease 3 years after the initiation of the therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, University of Texas System Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute at Houston, Houston.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Chawla
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Benjamin
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Ayala
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Carrasco
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D002945:Cisplatin