PURPOSE: To report a case of labial basal cell adenocarcinoma in a patient
with uveitis on treatment with cyclosporin A.
METHOD: Case report. A 73-year-old woman with panuveitis and retinal vascul
itis presented with a lump on her lip after 52 months of treatment with cyc
losporin A.
RESULT: Excision biopsy showed a labial adenocarcinoma.
CONCLUSION: Malignancy can occur after long-term cyclosporin A treatment fo
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