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Abstract The paper presents a case of lentigo maligna melanoma of the scalp in an elderly patient treated for the nodular part with surgery and the residual melanoma in situ with 5% Imiquimod and subsequently with 3.75% Imiquimod (each concentration for 4 months, 5 times per week), with complete regression of the lesion. 3.75% Imiquimod, which is already used for the treatment of actinic keratosis, could be a useful weapon with the same effectiveness and fewer side effects compared to 5% Imiquimod.
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Humanos , Idoso , Neoplasias Cutâneas/tratamento farmacológico , Sarda Melanótica de Hutchinson/tratamento farmacológico , Melanoma/tratamento farmacológico , Couro Cabeludo , Imiquimode , Aminoquinolinas/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
The paper presents a case of lentigo maligna melanoma of the scalp in an elderly patient treated for the nodular part with surgery and the residual melanoma in situ with 5% Imiquimod and subsequently with 3.75% Imiquimod (each concentration for 4 months, 5 times per week), with complete regression of the lesion. 3.75% Imiquimod, which is already used for the treatment of actinic keratosis, could be a useful weapon with the same effectiveness and fewer side effects compared to 5% Imiquimod.
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Sarda Melanótica de Hutchinson , Melanoma , Neoplasias Cutâneas , Idoso , Aminoquinolinas/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Sarda Melanótica de Hutchinson/tratamento farmacológico , Imiquimode , Melanoma/tratamento farmacológico , Couro Cabeludo , Neoplasias Cutâneas/tratamento farmacológicoRESUMO
The story of René Favaloro is almost unknown to the general public. Christian Barnard, the cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant, is much more famous than him; still, nowadays many more lives are saved thanks to Favaloro's work rather than to heart transplants. This paper wants to pay tribute to a great doctor and an extraordinary man: René Favaloro.