Complete response of cutaneous SCC to topical treatment with ascorbic acid solution: A case report

Carmine Pernice; Domenico Murri; Riccardo Valli; Francesco M Crocetta; Michele Iori; Mattia Asti; Angelo Ghidini; Pier C Capponi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3585

Complete response of cutaneous SCC to topical treatment with ascorbic acid solution: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jan 9;9(3):1060-1065. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3585. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Carmine Pernice¹, Domenico Murri¹, Riccardo Valli², Francesco M Crocetta³, Michele Iori⁴, Mattia Asti⁴, Angelo Ghidini¹, Pier C Capponi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Otolaryngology Unit Department of Surgery Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale IRCCS di Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia Italy.
² Pathology Unit Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale IRCCS di Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia Italy.
³ Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Unit, Head and Neck and Sensory Organs Department Sant'Orsola - Malpighi Hospital University of Bologna Bologna Italy.
⁴ Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry Section Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale IRCCS di Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia Italy.

Abstract

Clinical use of topical ascorbic acid solution could have both the role as an adjunct to consolidated therapies and as an alternative to them, for the treatment of BCC and SCC of the skin.

Keywords: ascorbic acid; basal cell carcinoma; heterogeneous topical solution; squamous cell carcinoma; supersaturated solution.