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Improving outcomes for people with skin tumours including melanoma

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<strong>Improving</strong> Outcomes <strong>for</strong><br />

People <strong>with</strong> Skin Tumours<br />

<strong>including</strong> Melanoma<br />

Contents<br />

Dermatoscopy ........................................................................................90<br />

Teledermatology ....................................................................................90<br />

Imaging techniques ...............................................................................91<br />

Surgical therapies ..................................................................................92<br />

Lymph node clearance ..........................................................................93<br />

Topical therapy ......................................................................................95<br />

Systemic therapy ....................................................................................96<br />

Interferon alfa ........................................................................................96<br />

Immunotherapy .....................................................................................97<br />

In-transit <strong>melanoma</strong> ..............................................................................97<br />

Palliative and supportive care ..............................................................97<br />

Measurement ...................................................................................98<br />

Resource implications ................................................................99<br />

Investigation and diagnosis ..................................................................99<br />

Management of precancerous lesions ................................................100<br />

Management of <strong>skin</strong> cancers – Mohs .................................................100<br />

Research priorities .....................................................................101<br />

5. Follow-up ............................................................................102<br />

Introduction ...................................................................................102<br />

Recommendations ......................................................................104<br />

Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma .........................105<br />

Melanoma .............................................................................................106<br />

Anticipated benefits ...................................................................106<br />

Evidence ...........................................................................................107<br />

Basal cell carcinoma ............................................................................107<br />

Squamous cell carcinoma ...................................................................108<br />

Melanoma .............................................................................................108<br />

Educating patients <strong>for</strong> self-examination .............................................109<br />

Measurement .................................................................................110<br />

4 National Institute <strong>for</strong> Health and Clinical Excellence

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