A 65-year-old farmer has a chronic non-healing ulcer on the lower lip. Biopsy confirms squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). According to NICE, what is the m...

Question

A 65-year-old farmer has a chronic non-healing ulcer on the lower lip. Biopsy confirms squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). According to NICE, what is the mainstay treatment for cutaneous SCC?

Accepted Answer

Surgical excision with clear margins

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Topical 5-fluorouracil

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Cryotherapy

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Radiotherapy alone

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Photodynamic therapy

MCQ (SBA): Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

A 65-year-old farmer has a chronic non-healing ulcer on the lower lip. Biopsy confirms squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). According to NICE, what is the mainstay treatment for cutaneous SCC?