title: Superficial basal cell carcinoma treated with 70% trichloroacetic acid applied topically: a case study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of skin cancer, affecting millions of people worldwide. The treatment concept for BCCs is the surgical one, but it is costly, as such, searching for alternative medical therapeutics is justified.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To highlight the efficacy of high concentration (70%) trichloroacetic acid (TCA) as a choice therapy for low-risk BCC.
  
  
  METHODS
  Authors present, for the first time, the use of a high concentration TCA applied once a week for 2 consecutive weeks with a toothpick, on a patient with BCC on the right preauricular area.
  
  
  RESULTS
  On examination 4 weeks later, the lesion was not clinically and dermatoscopically evidenced.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  High concentration TCA could be an effective and safe, non-invasive choice of therapy for low-risk BCC, easy to perform, not expensive, with good cosmetic results, especially for patients who are not likely to undergo invasive or expensive treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Nicolina Medical Center, Iasi; Department of Dermatology, Apollonia University, Iasi; Department of Dermatology, P. Poni Research Institute, Romanian Academy Iasi, Romania.
authors.forename: Anca
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiriac
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, 6th Military Support Unit, Utska, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brzezinski
authors.affiliation: Department of Histology.
authors.forename: Cosmin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moldovan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology.
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Podoleanu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery.
authors.forename: Marius Florin
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Coros
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Targu-Mures, Targu-Mures, Romania.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stolnicu
keywords: basal cell carcinoma; dermatology; therapy; trichloroacetic acid