PowerPoint Presentation

XRT in skin cancers – definitive XRT

• Cochrane review surgery and XRT similar LC 90-95%

• Patient factors

older and / or frail patients refused unfit for surgery / significant comorbidities on medications affecting coagulation and PLT function

• Tumour characteristics

large superficial and / or extensive tumours (cosmesis) multiple tumours areas of difficult surgery/cosmetic concern: lips, ear, eye, nose locally advanced disease requiring complex surgery