ArticleDermatology practical & conceptual2014
Application of black salve to a thin melanoma that subsequently progressed to metastatic melanoma: a case study.
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- A case of compound X (black salve) self-treated melanoma in situ leading to hospitalization and extensive tissue damage.JAAD case reports · 2025Article
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Self-Treated With an Escharotic Agent (Black Salve) and Timeline of Cutaneous Responses.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Cosmetic disfigurement from black salve.Drugs & therapy perspectives : for rational drug selection and use · 2020Article
- Advanced Presentation of Homeopathically treated Giant Melanoma: A Case Report.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2019Article
- A Review of Black Salve: Cancer Specificity, Cure, and Cosmesis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2017Review
- Sanguinaria canadensis: Traditional Medicine, Phytochemical Composition, Biological Activities and Current Uses.International journal of molecular sciences · 2016Review
- YouTube Videos Related to Skin Cancer: A Missed Opportunity for Cancer Prevention and Control.JMIR cancer · 2015Article
- Persisting Cancer in Black Salve Treated Skin Lesions: Results of a Large 5 Year Retrospective Analysis of Australian Histopathology Specimens.Integrative cancer therapiesArticle
- Black salve: risky escharotic.Scars, burns & healingArticle
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Abstract
This is a case study of a female patient diagnosed with superficial spreading melanoma who decided to treat the lesion by the application of a preparation known as black salve. Persistence of the melanoma was documented five years later with subsequent evidence of metastatic spread to the regional lymph nodes, lungs, liver, subcutaneous tissues and musculature. A literature search has revealed one other case study of the use of black salve for the treatment of melanoma.
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