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20 November 2024
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https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2024.10152

A large unilateral basal cell carcinoma treated with Hedgehog inhibitor sonidegib: a case report

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oncology, Skin cancer, dermatology
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Maria Alessandra Mattioli
maria.mattioli@unimi.it
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6532-5066
Department of Physiopathology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Italy.
Valentina Benzecry
Dermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Giulia Murgia
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2934-1639
Department of Physiopathology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Italy.
Nerina Denaro
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8605-4290
Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Angelo Valerio Marzano
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2258-8357
Department of Physiopathology and Transplantation, University of Milan; Dermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Emanuela Passoni
Dermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Gianluca Nazzaro
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8534-6497
Department of Physiopathology and Transplantation, University of Milan; Dermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common non-melanoma skin cancer. BCCs are categorized into “easy-to-treat” and “difficult-to-treat” groups, with the latter including all BCCs that are challenging to manage due to technical, patient-related, or tumor-related factors, such as locally advanced BCCs. In this report, we describe an 84-year-old patient with an extensive, unilateral BCC. Following a decision by the multidisciplinary skin cancer board, the patient was successfully treated with a daily dose of 200 mg of sonidegib, an inhibitor of the Hedgehog pathway, for eight months, acquiring complete clinical and histopathological remission. No significant side effects were reported. The follow-up period of 24 months has shown no negative results.

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A large unilateral basal cell carcinoma treated with Hedgehog inhibitor sonidegib: a case report. (2024). Dermatology Reports. https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2024.10152
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