Diagnosis: Bowen's disease
Description: Scaly patch
Morphology: Patch
Site: Chest
Sex: M
Age: 68
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Ted Rosen
Differential DiagnosisHistory:
Insidious onset of asymptomatic 1.5cm patch on upper, anterior chest. Patient is retired but favors gardening, which has done for decades without a shirt. Biopsy showed classic squamous cell carcinoma, in-situ (Bowens Disease). Patient treated off-label with topical imiquimod 3.75%, five days weekly, for 12 weeks. Brisk crusting, and eventually almost nothing. Excellent response, but will require close followup.