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Published on: August 21, 2013
A massive neglected giant basal cell carcinoma in a schizophrenic patient treated successfully with vismodegib
Rosa Marie Andersen1, Ulrikke Lei1
1a Department of Dermato-Allergology , Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen , Hellerup , Denmark.
Abstract:
The small molecule vismodegib is a great treatment alternative to patients challenged, e.g. psychiatric disorders, suffering from severe basal cell carcinoma of the skin in which surgery or other treatment modalities is not possible because of patient's wish or condition. We present a case of a 73-year-old schizophrenic patient with a 15-year history of a neglected tumour located at the forehead and scalp, admitted to hospital in a state of inanition because of tumour expansion to the meninges and severe anaemia caused by bleeding, treated successfully with vismodegib.
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