The role of imaging in the management of patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer

Publication date: April 2017
Source:Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Volume 76, Issue 4
Author(s): Deborah MacFarlane, Komal Shah, Ashley Wysong, Ximena Wortsman, Tatyana R. Humphreys
While uncomplicated cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer can be treated with surgery, destruction, or topical therapy alone, advanced or neglected cases require more complex management decisions. Dermatologists and dermatologic surgeons should be familiar with the imaging techniques relevant to cutaneous oncology and their value in different clinical scenarios. Herein we review imaging modalities used in management of nonmelanoma skin cancer.



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