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Description for shorts |
Appears vascular (red-brown) Raised & everted edge Erosion of facial architecture(advanced cases) Central ulceration |
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Differentials |
Keratoacanthoma Infected seborrhoeic wart Solar keratosis Pyogenic granuloma BCC Melanoma |
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Treatment options |
Primary lesion: - complete excision with 5mm margin - if >2cm, then 10mm margin. - unfit : radiotherapy
Nodal spread: - radiotherapy - surgical block dissection |
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High risk disease |
>2cm diameter >4mm thick Poorly differentiated Recurrent |
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Pathology (DermNet) |
Arise from epidermis & extend into dermis. Often large cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm & large vesicular nucleus. Variable keratinisation(keratin pearls) present. |
