Skin malignancies are the most common cancers in humans, the majority of which are
non-melanoma skin cancers. These have a relatively low morbidity and propensity to
metastasize and are generally considered to have little impact on quality of life.
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Complete surgical excision can often be achieved without leaving an extensive cosmetic
or functional defect and is generally performed in a high-turnover, day case setting.
Consequently patients with basal and early squamous cell carcinomas are rarely offered
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Published online: March 23, 2012
Received:
November 25,
2011
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© 2012 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
