Question

A 55-year-old farmer has a chronic, non-healing ulcer on his lower lip suspicious of squamous cell carcinoma. What is the best initial step to confirm the diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Punch biopsy of the lesion

Answer

Schedule clinical follow-up in 6 months

Answer

Cryotherapy

Answer

Topical 5-fluorouracil

Answer

Wide local excision without biopsy

Practice question

A 55-year-old farmer has a chronic, non-healing ulcer on his lower lip suspicious of squamous cell carcinoma. What is the best initial step to confirm the diagnosis?