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Any input? - ana01 - ArchivalUser - 03-15-2016
what is the best treatment for basal cell carcinoma on the neck (10 mm)?
0 - ArchivalUser - 03-15-2016
Surgery is the best one
0 - ArchivalUser - 03-15-2016
which kind of surgery? Cryotherapy or incision of the tumor and regional lymphonodules?
0 - ArchivalUser - 03-15-2016
Incision is the best surgey to apply. Cryosurgery only intervenes for smaller lesions, not to larger ones
0 - ArchivalUser - 03-15-2016
my question now would be, is a 10 mm lesion considered big enough to do the lymph ectomy?
0 - ArchivalUser - 03-15-2016
10mm is a small lesion I think. it's 1cm. I think we should remember TNM classification
0 - ArchivalUser - 03-15-2016
well, BCC is benign and almost never metastasize--> cryotherapy should be fine for a 10 mm mass.
0 - ArchivalUser - 03-15-2016
Yes, I think you're right at this point ana01