A 60-year-old with a persistent pearly lesion with telangiectasia on the nose is suspicious for basal cell carcinoma. Which management approach is mos...

Question

A 60-year-old with a persistent pearly lesion with telangiectasia on the nose is suspicious for basal cell carcinoma. Which management approach is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Excisional biopsy with 4 mm margin

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Topical imiquimod for 3 days

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Excisional biopsy with narrow margins

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Cryotherapy without biopsy

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Photodynamic therapy without histology

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Basal Cell Carcinoma

A 60-year-old with a persistent pearly lesion with telangiectasia on the nose is suspicious for basal cell carcinoma. Which management approach is most appropriate?