Cutaneous malignancy of the head and neck affects a large proportion of elderly patients. The severity ranges from small, easily treatable lesions to large, invasive, potentially metastatic tumors. Surgical treatment is the primary treatment of most skin cancers; however, geriatric patients are more likely to have multiple comorbidities that increase the risk of surgery. Multiple treatment modalities exist, including surgical, radiation, and medical therapy. Recommendations and treatment options for basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, and melanoma are outlined and reviewed.
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Univ So Calif, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Los Angeles, CA 90033 USAUniv So Calif, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Los Angeles, CA 90033 USA
Reinstadler, David R.
Sinha, Uttam K.
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Univ So Calif, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Los Angeles, CA 90033 USAUniv So Calif, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Los Angeles, CA 90033 USA