Updates on the Management of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC)

Artur Fahradyan; Anna C Howell; Erik M Wolfswinkel; Michaela Tsuha; Parthiv Sheth; Alex K Wong

doi:10.3390/healthcare5040082

Updates on the Management of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC)

Healthcare (Basel). 2017 Nov 1;5(4):82. doi: 10.3390/healthcare5040082.

Authors

Artur Fahradyan^{1

2}, Anna C Howell³, Erik M Wolfswinkel⁴, Michaela Tsuha⁵, Parthiv Sheth⁶, Alex K Wong⁷

Affiliations

¹ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. afahradyan@chla.usc.edu.
² Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA. afahradyan@chla.usc.edu.
³ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. ahowellc@gmail.com.
⁴ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. erik.wolfswinkel@med.usc.edu.
⁵ Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA. mtsuha@chla.usc.edu.
⁶ Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 91001, USA. shethp@usc.edu.
⁷ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. alex.wong@med.usc.edu.

Abstract

Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) are the most common malignancy worldwide, of which 99% are basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) of skin. NMSCs are generally considered a curable diseases, yet they currently pose an increasing global healthcare problem due to rising incidence. This has led to a shift in emphasis on prevention of NMSCs with development of various skin cancer prevention programs worldwide. This article aims to summarize the most recent changes and advances made in NMSC management with a focus on prevention, screening, diagnosis, and staging.

Keywords: basal cell carcinoma; cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; management of non-melanoma skin cancer; non-melanoma skin cancer; sentinel lymph node biopsy in non-melanoma skin cancer; surgical margins of non-melanoma skin cancer.

Publication types

Review