Nonmelanoma skin cancer of the head and neck: surgical treatment

This article focuses on the surgical treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancers of the head and neck. The risk factors of nonmelanoma skin cancers for recurrence and metastases that are important for choosing the best treatment option are summarized. Surgical treatment options including surgical excision...

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Published inFacial plastic surgery clinics of North America Vol. 20; no. 4; p. 455
Main Authors Akcam, Timur M, Gubisch, Wolfgang, Unlu, Halis
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.2012
Subjects
Carcinoma, Basal Cell - pathology
Carcinoma, Basal Cell - surgery
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery
Frozen Sections
Head and Neck Neoplasms - pathology
Head and Neck Neoplasms - surgery
Humans
Mohs Surgery - methods
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - surgery
Risk Factors
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Skin Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:This article focuses on the surgical treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancers of the head and neck. The risk factors of nonmelanoma skin cancers for recurrence and metastases that are important for choosing the best treatment option are summarized. Surgical treatment options including surgical excision with standard margins, frozen section, staged surgery, and Mohs micrographic surgery are described. Indications, techniques, outcomes, and advantages and disadvantages of each approach are reviewed. Finally, management of incomplete excisions is discussed.
ISSN:1558-1926
DOI:10.1016/j.fsc.2012.08.001