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Radiation Oncology • Melanoma/Skin Cancer
Is there a role for radiation therapy if squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is incidentally found in an excised epidermoid cyst?
If the cyst was encapsulated and completely removed and SCC was found incidentally on final pathology, what are some factors that would influence your decision to treat?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
My inclination would be no postoperative treatment for this patient. An encapsulated, completely excised, incidental SCC tumor has little likelihood of local recurrence.
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