TY - JOUR
T1 - Skin cancer of the hand
T2 - Current concepts
AU - Kakar, Sanjeev
AU - Endress, Ryan
PY - 2015/5/27
Y1 - 2015/5/27
N2 - Skin cancer accounts for most hand cancers. Prompt recognition of lesions with malignant potential can lead to early treatment and decreased disease burden. Understanding the appropriate diagnostic algorithm for a given lesion facilitates accurate staging, which guides therapy. A multidisciplinary approach that includes hand surgeons, dermatologists, oncologists, and radiation oncologists is often necessary to manage advanced disease. For most invasive tumors, the primary treatment modality remains surgical excision; however, several effective nonsurgical treatments exist for management of unresectable or low-grade cancers.
AB - Skin cancer accounts for most hand cancers. Prompt recognition of lesions with malignant potential can lead to early treatment and decreased disease burden. Understanding the appropriate diagnostic algorithm for a given lesion facilitates accurate staging, which guides therapy. A multidisciplinary approach that includes hand surgeons, dermatologists, oncologists, and radiation oncologists is often necessary to manage advanced disease. For most invasive tumors, the primary treatment modality remains surgical excision; however, several effective nonsurgical treatments exist for management of unresectable or low-grade cancers.
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U2 - 10.5435/JAAOS-D-14-00040
DO - 10.5435/JAAOS-D-14-00040
M3 - Article
C2 - 25911663
AN - SCOPUS:84928718626
SN - 1067-151X
VL - 23
SP - 307
EP - 316
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
IS - 5
ER -