How do you manage an open wound that is not healing after radiation treatment for an ulcerated SCC of the scalp?
If the patient is a poor surgical candidate and is a symptomatic, can he or she live with this?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
There always has to be high suspicion for persistent disease, so consider a punch biopsy. Sometimes repeat biopsies are needed to confirm recurrence. Sometimes localized surgery without general anesthesia can be performed to freshen the wound and promote graft placement. Tertiary centers may have ex...