A case of metastatic basal cell carcinoma treated with carboplatin and paclitaxel

A case of metastatic basal cell carcinoma treated with carboplatin and paclitaxel

Authors

  • Chryssoula Papageorgiou Second Dermatology Department, Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Zoe Apalla Second Dermatology Department, Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Eleni Timotheadou Department of Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Papageorgiou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Konstantia Loga Department of Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Papageorgiou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Elizabeth Lazaridou Second Dermatology Department, Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Dimitrios Dionysopoulos Department of Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Papageorgiou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Keywords:

basal cell carcinoma, vismodegib, chemotherapy, carboplatin, metastatic

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Published

2023-01-31

Issue

2023 Vol 13, No 1 | January

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Research Letter

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Copyright (c) 2022 Chryssoula Papageorgiou, Zoe Apalla, Eleni Timotheadou, Konstantia Loga, Elizabeth Lazaridou, Dimitrios Dionysopoulos

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Papageorgiou C, Apalla Z, Timotheadou E, Loga K, Lazaridou E, Dionysopoulos D. A case of metastatic basal cell carcinoma treated with carboplatin and paclitaxel. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023;13(1):e2023002. doi:10.5826/dpc.1301a2

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