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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| author | Sabina Vaccari Alice N. Rossi F. Pepe F. Cassini M. Roda Emi Dika |
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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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