Spontaneous regression of a big BCC. Is there a role for aloe verra?

A 95-year-old man presented with a 10cm mass on the forehead with a central ulceration and a rolled edge, hard and fixed with underlying tissues present for 9 months. Histopathological examination revealed a typical basal cell carcinoma with metatypic features. Computed tomography of the head excluded infiltration of the bone and underlying tissues. We also detected two pearly nodular lesions on the left cheek and a similar on the nose suggestive of bccs. The patient was advised to start vismodegib but he refused and decided to start a herbal medicine based on aloe verra (one leaf per day) mixed with the juice of one pomegranate and one orange daily. After 3 months on the herbal juice the big lesion and all other tumors on the patient’s face regressed totally. Interestingly, he reported that regression of the big lesion halted when he stopped the medication for 10 days. *Correspondence to: Christina Stefanaki, 13 Pontou street, Ilisia 11527, Athens, Greece, Tel: +30210-7487822, Fax: +30210-7487822, Email: cstefana@otenet.gr