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Skin cancer - suspected - Management
Squamous cell carcinomas
- Squamous cell carcinomas present as keratinizing or crusted tumours that may ulcerate. Non-healing lesions larger than 1 cm with significant induration on palpation, commonly on face, scalp or back of hand with a documented expansion over 8 weeks, may be squamous cell carcinomas and an urgent referral should be made (C).
- Squamous cell carcinomas are common in patients on immunosuppressive treatment, but may be atypical and aggressive. In patients who have had an organ transplant who develop new or growing cutaneous lesions, an urgent referral should be made (C).
- In any patient with histological diagnosis of a squamous cell carcinoma made in primary care, an urgent referral should be made (C).
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