The histological findings in normal skin and multiple superficial basal cell carcinoma treated with an ointment containing demecolcine.
The histological findings in normal skin and multiple superficial basal cell carcinoma treated with an ointment containing demecolcine.
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用含有 demecolcine 的软膏治疗正常皮肤和多发性浅表基底细胞癌的组织学结果。
DOI:
10.1159/000255403
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发表时间:
1959
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R. Jackson
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作者:
R. Jackson
BackgroundDemecolcine [1](desacetylmethylcolchicine) is an alkaloid derived from Colchicum autum nale (meadow saffron). Colchicine is another alkaloid obtained from the same plant. Both alkaloids have an in hibiting action on mitoses by blocking cell division during m eta phase [la], particularly in carcinomas [2]. Demecolcine is much less toxic to normal tissues, but has about the same inhibiting action [3]. Clinically, several papers [4-7] have reported th at an ointm ent containing demecolcine could, in about 50% of cases, effect a cure in certain superficial skin carcinomas including multiple superficial basal cell carcinoma.King and Sullivan [8] reported briefly oil the histological findings of colchicine in the normal skin. They observed m any atypical pyknotic m itotic figures with both podophyllin and colchicine; and did not distinguish any basis difference between the two, except that the num ber of mitoses was much greater with colchicine than with podophyllin. The term “colchicine cell” was used to describe these cells. After applying 0.1% demecolcine ointm ent to an area of Bowen’s disease for four weeks, Berres [9] noted that the post treatm ent biopsy showed no evidence of Bowen’s disease. The epi dermis did show acanthosis, areas of necrosis, and m any mitoses at the metaphase. There was an inflam m atory reaction in the dermis. Despite the statem ent th at no carcinoma was present in either of the post-treatm ent biopsies, the patient received irradiation therapy with