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Practice Guideline
. 2018 Mar;78(3):560-578.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.10.007. Epub 2018 Jan 10.

Guidelines of care for the management of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Work Group; Invited Reviewers; John Y S Kim  1 , Jeffrey H Kozlow  2 , Bharat Mittal  3 , Jeffrey Moyer  4 , Thomas Olenecki  5 , Phillip Rodgers  6
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Practice Guideline

Guidelines of care for the management of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Work Group et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018 Mar.

Abstract

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most common form of human cancer and has an increasing annual incidence. Although most cSCC is cured with office-based therapy, advanced cSCC poses a significant risk for morbidity, impact on quality of life, and death. This document provides evidence-based recommendations for the management of patients with cSCC. Topics addressed include biopsy techniques and histopathologic assessment, tumor staging, surgical and nonsurgical management, follow-up and prevention of recurrence, and management of advanced disease. The primary focus of these recommendations is on evaluation and management of primary cSCC and localized disease, but where relevant, applicability to recurrent cSCC is noted, as is general information on the management of patients with metastatic disease.

Keywords: biopsy; curettage; metastasis; phototherapy; radiotherapy; squamous cell carcinoma; staging; surgery; surveillance; topical therapy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The management of conflict of interests for this guideline series complies with the Council of Medical Special Societies’ Code of Interactions with Companies. The authors’ conflict of interest/ disclosure statements appear at the end of this article.

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