Palpebral Bowen’s disease: a report of two cases successfully treated with photodynamic therapy

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been shown to be a safe and highly effective treatment for Bowen’s disease. We report two cases of patients with palpebral Bowen’s disease successfully treated with PDT. Although surgery remains the preferred treatment for challenging sites such as the periocular area,...

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Main Authors: Sabina Vaccari, Alice N. Rossi, F. Pepe, F. Cassini, M. Roda, Emi Dika
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
Series:Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1572100025001541
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author Sabina Vaccari
Alice N. Rossi
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F. Cassini
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description Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been shown to be a safe and highly effective treatment for Bowen’s disease. We report two cases of patients with palpebral Bowen’s disease successfully treated with PDT. Although surgery remains the preferred treatment for challenging sites such as the periocular area, PDT in select cases may represent a good therapeutic option.
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spelling doaj-art-ea545d2ec6614aed84bfe1b6b66aadca2025-08-20T03:13:25ZengElsevierPhotodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy1572-10002025-06-015310462210.1016/j.pdpdt.2025.104622Palpebral Bowen’s disease: a report of two cases successfully treated with photodynamic therapySabina Vaccari0Alice N. Rossi1F. Pepe2F. Cassini3M. Roda4Emi Dika5Oncologic Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDermato-Oncology Unit, European Insitute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, ItalyUnit of Ophthalmology, IRCCS Policlinico di Sant’Orsola, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, ItalyUnit of Ophthalmology, IRCCS Policlinico di Sant’Orsola, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy; Correspondence author at. via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy.Oncologic Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyPhotodynamic therapy (PDT) has been shown to be a safe and highly effective treatment for Bowen’s disease. We report two cases of patients with palpebral Bowen’s disease successfully treated with PDT. Although surgery remains the preferred treatment for challenging sites such as the periocular area, PDT in select cases may represent a good therapeutic option.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1572100025001541Photodynamic therapy5-aminolaevulinic acidEyelid bowen’s diseaseskin oncology
spellingShingle Sabina Vaccari
Alice N. Rossi
F. Pepe
F. Cassini
M. Roda
Emi Dika
Palpebral Bowen’s disease: a report of two cases successfully treated with photodynamic therapy
Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Photodynamic therapy
5-aminolaevulinic acid
Eyelid bowen’s disease
skin oncology
title Palpebral Bowen’s disease: a report of two cases successfully treated with photodynamic therapy
title_full Palpebral Bowen’s disease: a report of two cases successfully treated with photodynamic therapy
title_fullStr Palpebral Bowen’s disease: a report of two cases successfully treated with photodynamic therapy
title_full_unstemmed Palpebral Bowen’s disease: a report of two cases successfully treated with photodynamic therapy
title_short Palpebral Bowen’s disease: a report of two cases successfully treated with photodynamic therapy
title_sort palpebral bowen s disease a report of two cases successfully treated with photodynamic therapy
topic Photodynamic therapy
5-aminolaevulinic acid
Eyelid bowen’s disease
skin oncology
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1572100025001541
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