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      Melanoma promotion after photodynamic therapy of a suspected Bowen's disease lesion.

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          We report on a 61-year-old male patient who developed a melanoma at the site of a suspected Bowen's lesion on the right cheek. This lesion had evolved for years and had been treated using photodynamic therapy (PDT) in an outpatient facility. Only a couple of months after a single PDT treatment, a melanoma was histologically diagnosed. After excision, multiple metastases were found. The therapeutic strategy comprised re-excision, neck dissection and lateral parotidectomy - due to a metastasis - as well as subsequent alpha-interferon injections. The possible role of PDT in the promotion of melanoma is discussed.

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          Journal
          Dermatology
          Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
          S. Karger AG
          1421-9832
          1018-8665
          2009
          : 219
          : 3
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
          Article
          000236026
          10.1159/000236026
          19729877
          457e4472-f7be-462f-aca8-6c211d157a08
          (c) 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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