title: Successful Treatment of Giant Basal Cell Carcinoma with Topical Imiquimod 5% Cream with Long Term Follow-up.
abstract: The use of the topical Imiquimod 5% cream offers a noninvasive, nonsurgical, and an effective option for the treatment of primary small (<2 cm) superficial basal cell carcinoma (sBCC). However, reports about successful treatment of giant (>5 cm) BCC with topical Imiquimod 5% cream are rare. We present our experience in the treatment of two giant tumors (6 × 8 cm(2), 5.2 × 4.2 cm(2)) of BCC on the face with Imiquimod 5% cream, 2 to 3 days/week for 12 weeks. Both the tumors were cured with clinical and pathological evidence, one with 6-year follow-up and the other with 3.5-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, NO. 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, P. R. China.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chun-Guang
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, NO. 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, P. R. China.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qi-Man
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, NO. 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zh
authors.initials: Zh
authors.lastname: Yu-Yun
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, NO. 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ch
authors.initials: Ch
authors.lastname: Li-Hua
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, NO. 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Tiffany
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, NO. 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, P. R. China.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jian-De
keywords: Giant basal cell carcinoma; Imiquimod; treatment