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Bowen's disease |
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Bowen's disease [′bōยทənz di‚zēz] (medicine) Intraepithelial squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin, forming distinctive plaques. A similar carcinoma occurring in mucous membranes. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The patient was diagnosed with Bowen's disease and developed extensive-stage small-cell carcinoma of the lung 10 years and 47 years, respectively, after the onset of arsenic exposure. Ernest Allan, Consultant Oncologist at the Christie Hospital said, "The EPISCAN I-200 will help us to accurately asses and treat non-melanoma skin cancers and Bowen's disease by providing high quality images of basal cell carcinoma initial thickness and regression as a result of photodynamic therapy (PDT) treatment. Chronic arsenic exposure results in skin pathology, including hyperkeratosis, pigmentation changes, Bowen's disease, basal cell carcinomas, and squamous cell carcinomas (Centeno et al. |
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