Treatment of Margin Positive Basal Cell Carcinoma With Vismodegib: Case Report and Consideration of Treatment Options and Their Implications

October 2013 | Volume 12 | Issue 10 | Supplement Individual Articles | 147 | Copyright © October 2013


Stephanie Bayers BSBA,a Daniel L. Kapp MD FACS,b
Kenneth R. Beer MD FAAD,b and Benjamin Slavinc

aUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
bPalm Beach Plastic Surgery Center, West Palm Beach, FL
cUniversity of Miami, Miami, FL

not be breached. Metastatic BCC and BCCs that cannot be resected are rare. Whereas some of these non-resectable patients may be treated with radiation, many are not candidates for this modality due to proximity to vital structures. For these patients, vismodegib offers a valuable alternative for treatment.

DISCLOSURES

Kenneth Beer MD FAAD receives fees from Genentech for speaking and research. Stephanie Bayers BSBA, Daniel Kapp MD FACS, and Benjamin Slavin have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Kenneth Beer MD FAADkenbeer@aol.com
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