This content is machine translated Light skin cancer Prevention and early detection of an underestimated disease Light skin cancers are the most common cancers in fair-skinned people. They occur in at least 200 out of 100,000 people per year in Germany, especially basal cell carcinoma and…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Non-melanocytic skin tumors Classify basaliomas according to guidelines and treat them in a patient-adapted manner Incidence rates of white skin cancer are increasing and timely diagnosis increases the chances of successful treatment. The current s2k guidelines define criteria for grading tumors at high vs. low…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated White skin cancer Imiquimod durably effective in superficial basal cell carcinoma Findings from long-term studies demonstrate the sustained therapeutic success of the toll-like receptor agonist imiquimod in the indication area of small superficial basal cell carcinomas. Early detection and treatment is…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Basal cell carcinoma What are the treatment options? The gold standard remains surgical excision with or without histologic incision margin control, although Mohs surgery offers many advantages. If excision is impossible or incomplete, radiotherapy is an alternative. Topical…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated White skin cancer Which tumors to cut, which to treat locally, which to irradiate? The standard of care for epithelial tumors is excision with a safety margin and surgical closure of the defect. In addition, there are local, radiotherapeutic and systemic approaches, depending on…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated HIV and cancer Why do some tumors occur more frequently under HAART? The incidence of white skin cancer is three to five times higher in HIV-infected individuals. Squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas occur at younger ages in HIV-infected individuals, are more…
