A cost analysis of photodynamic therapy with methyl aminolevulinate and imiquimod compared with conventional surgery for the treatment of superficial basal cell carcinoma and Bowen’s disease of the lower extremities

Abstract

Although surgery proved to be more effective treatment, our results suggest that its average cost is greater than that of non-invasive therapy for the treatment of non-melanoma superficial cutaneous carcinomas on the lower limbs, at least after the first 2 years of follow-up.