Dermatology

Non-melanoma skin cancer

Questions discussed in this category

For a patient treated with Mohs surgery for a high risk skin cancer of the head/neck do you post-operatively treat all scars to full dose, including those created at subsequent closure?

I have seen some patients who may undergo large complex closures (sometimes as a separate procedure) for smaller lesions with resulting scars that sig...

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Do you continue methotrexate in patients with inflammatory arthritis who develop non-melanomatous skin cancer while on therapy?

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Are you routinely using neoadjuvant cemiplimab for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of any site?

Majority of patients on the seminal trial (Gross et al., PMID 36094839) had tumors isolated to head & neck, what was the rationale for this?

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Would you continue cemiplimab or pembrolizumab adjuvantly, following resection of initially unresectable cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma?

Do you base your decision on extent of residual disease? Does the use of (neo)adjuvant immunotherapy have an impact on surgical site size or he...

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Is the phase 2 data regarding neoadjuvant cemiplimab in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma sufficient to adopt for all patients or will you await phase 3 data?

Is a placebo-controlled trial anticipated?

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Do you consider downstaging neoadjuvant cemiplimab for borderline resectable CSCC in order to facilitate surgical resection?

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What role, if any, do biomarkers play in selecting appropriate patients for neoadjuvant cemiplimab in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma?

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What clinical or pathologic features would make you more concerned that a new skin SCC is from metastatic disease or a new cutaneous primary?

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How would you approach an ulcerative non-melanomatous skin cancer of the lower extremity s/p Mohs surgery with gross disease left behind?

The lesion is still ulcerative despite wound care for two months. Would you treat immediately or wait for healing? Would hyperbaric oxygen to heal ful...

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How do you manage patients with erosive pustular dermatosis?

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How do you manage eruptive squamous atypia that does not respond to intralesional 5-fluorouracil or intralesional methotrexate?

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What is the biologic of choice in a patient with RA and history of non-melanoma skin cancer?

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Are there guidlines for elective coverage of nodal basins in head and neck for skin cancer removed in the area?

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