Basal cell carcinoma

Basal cell carcinoma is the most common of light skin cancers. The standard treatment is surgical removal. The removal of small tumours is done with only a few mm of safety distance.

In problem areas like the face or with larger basal cell carcinoma micrographic surgery is preferred. This is a tissue protective method that removes the tumour as closely as possible and checks if the tumour has been completely removed by reprocessing of the edge and basis cuts. This method offers the best protection from tumour recrudescence.

Superficial basal cell carcinoma can be treated with Imiquimod cream (Aldara) or with photodynamic therapy as with actinic keratoderma.

Squamous cell carcinoma

The treatment of Squamous cell carcinoma is largely identical with that for basal cell carcinoma. Small tumours are removed surgically with only a few mm of safety distance, larger tumours or problem areas with micrographic surgery (see basal cell carcinoma).