Failure of extensive extramammary paget disease of the inguinal area to clear with imiquimod cream, 5%: Possible progression to invasive disease during therapy

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 704-708

  Green, Julie S ^a   Burkemper, Nicole M ^a   Fosko, Scott W ^a,b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIQUIMOD;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHEMA; EXCISION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL REGION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PAGET SKIN DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EXAMINATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINOQUINOLINES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BIOPSY; EMOLLIENTS; GROIN; HUMANS; MALE; PAGET DISEASE, EXTRAMAMMARY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 79959452104     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.121     Document Type: Article

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