How would you approach treatment failures with squamous cell carcinoma-keratoacanthoma-type lesions that did not respond to a standard SRT regimen after many sessions?
Have you encountered this scenario?
Answer from: at Community Practice
I wouldn't do XRT for KA unless it's inoperable. There is WAY too much SRT being done for tumors that don't need it.
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at Good Dermatology - Torrance, CA Strongly agree with you Dr. @Webster.
I will go e...
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Most keratoacanthoma-type cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas that I see are bulky, and superficial radiotherapy (SRT) would not provide an adequate depth of radiation penetration to eliminate the carcinoma cells. If radiotherapy is being used for a bulky tumor like this, a higher energy form of more...
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at Pinnacle Dermatology I second this. I would not expect SRT to be curati...
Radiation Oncologist at UTMB Agree 100%.
at Bodian Dermatology Having over thirty years of SRT experience, these ...
at Good Dermatology - Torrance, CA In the last 3 years, we have had 5 referral cases ...
Surgery is an option if the patient is amenable.
If the intent is to avoid surgery, then the keratoacanthomas can be treated with intralesional chemotherapy (methotrexate or 5FU), a chemo wrap with 5FU and occlusive zinc oxide and compression dressing if on an extremity, or radiation therapy ...
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Radiation Oncologist at Mountain Radiation Oncology In my experience, dermatologist-pathologists are n...
at Epiphany Dermatology While the histopathological nomenclature has evolv...
Strongly agree with you Dr. @Webster. I will go e...