Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3186793 | Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Topical imiquimod is an alternative treatment used in superficial in-transit metastasis of melanoma. Its use as a monotherapy is sometimes ineffective. We elected to use combined pre-treatment with carbon dioxide laser or electrocoagulation in order to potentiate the action of imiquimod. This simple and inexpensive therapeutic strategy constitutes a palliative treatment that can allow prolonged local control of cutaneous metastasis.
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Authors
F.-Z. Elfatoiki, C. Longvert, T. Clerici, I. Bourgault-Villada, C. Roudier-Pujol, E. Vasseur, P. Saiag,