Curettage, electrosurgery and skin cancer

SUMMARY The scientific literature is replete with reports extolling the virtues of curettage and electrosurgery in the treatment of skin disease. Published cure rates for selected skin cancers consistently equal those for other treatment modalities, including scalpel excision. Despite this, curettag...

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Published in:Australasian journal of dermatology 2000-02, Vol.41 (1), p.19-30
Main Authors: Sheridan, Adam T, Dawber, Rodney Pr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
basal cell carcinoma
Biological and medical sciences
Bowen's disease
Bowen's Disease - surgery
Carcinoma, Basal Cell - surgery
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery
Curettage - instrumentation
Dermatology
electrocautery
electrodesiccation
Electrosurgery - instrumentation
Electrosurgery - methods
Humans
Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle - surgery
Keratoacanthoma - surgery
lentigo maligna
Medical sciences
melanoma
Melanoma - surgery
Skin Diseases - surgery
Skin Neoplasms - surgery
squamous cell carcinoma
Tumors of the skin and soft tissue. Premalignant lesions
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Summary:SUMMARY The scientific literature is replete with reports extolling the virtues of curettage and electrosurgery in the treatment of skin disease. Published cure rates for selected skin cancers consistently equal those for other treatment modalities, including scalpel excision. Despite this, curettage is often overlooked as a first line treatment for skin cancer. We review the evidence‐based literature for patient selection criteria and curettage and electrosurgery techniques.
ISSN:0004-8380
1440-0960
DOI:10.1046/j.1440-0960.2000.00383.x