465 / 1609
Reasons to select Radiation
instead of surgery
Patient related
Tumor related
Elder and debilitated patients
Multiple and diffuse lesions
(scalp)
Use of blood thinners
Recurrent tumors
Chronic diseases with high risk
of postoperative wound
complications
Advanced lesions requiring
complex surgery (grafts os flaps)
Prone to keloid formation
Location in areas cosmetically
or functionally sensitive
Refusal of surgery
lips, nose, ears, eyelids
Modified from Patel R and Loonstra AK