BACKGROUND: Keloids have been treated by using radiation for over a century, and it is currently suggested that keloids are best treated by a combination of surgery and postoperative radiation therapy, although randomized controlled trials testing this are still...
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To discuss the role of radiotherapy (RT) in the treatment of cutaneous squamous and basal cell carcinomas of the head and neck. METHODS: Review of the pertinent literature. RESULTS: The likelihood of cure with a good cosmetic outcome is high for...
BACKGROUND: The incidence of skin cancer has increased dramatically, with as many as 2.8 million skin cancers treated in 2005. In an era of decreasing reimbursement, insurer policy changes, and increasing pressure to deliver cost effective care, physicians should...
This article represents a planned regular updating of the previous British Association of Dermatologists guidelines for the management of basal cell carcinoma. These guidelines present evidence-based guidance for treatment, with identification of the strength of...
Patients with a basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the nose may be recommended radiotherapy (RT) with a wide variation in techniques and prescribed dose fractionation schedules between clinicians. The aim of this study was to ascertain variability in the patterns of...
BACKGROUND: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the commonest skin cancer. BCCs are slow-growing, locally invasive, epidermal skin tumours which mainly affect white skinned people. The first line treatment is usually surgical excision, but numerous alternatives are...
AIMS: To define the optimal dose and maximum tumour size of basal and squamous cell carcinoma of skin that can be treated by single fraction radiotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A review was undertaken of 1005 lesions of basal/squamous cell carcinoma of the skin...
BACKGROUND: Radiotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of basal cell carcinoma of the face and head and achieves cure rates of 92-96 %. Different fractionation concepts of radiotherapy have been described. This study investigates the efficacy, as well as...
BACKGROUND: We have used a schedule for soft x-ray therapy of epithelial malignancies that takes into account the clinically diagnosed tumor involution under treatment. OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the effectiveness of this schedule in terms of cure rate and late...
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