TY - JOUR
T1 - Common skin cancers in older adults. Approach to diagnosis and management
AU - Council, M. Laurin
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - Skin cancer is one of the most common malignancies to affect the elderly, and the incidence of cutaneous neoplasia is rising. The purpose of this article is to review the most common and deadly forms of skin cancer: malignant melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma. Epidemiology, clinical diagnosis, staging, and treatment are discussed for each of these malignancies.
AB - Skin cancer is one of the most common malignancies to affect the elderly, and the incidence of cutaneous neoplasia is rising. The purpose of this article is to review the most common and deadly forms of skin cancer: malignant melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma. Epidemiology, clinical diagnosis, staging, and treatment are discussed for each of these malignancies.
KW - Basal cell carcinoma
KW - Lentigo maligna
KW - Melanoma
KW - Mohs micrographic surgery
KW - Skin cancer
KW - Squamous cell carcinoma
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84876337115&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.cger.2013.01.011
DO - 10.1016/j.cger.2013.01.011
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23571033
AN - SCOPUS:84876337115
SN - 0749-0690
VL - 29
SP - 361
EP - 372
JO - Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
JF - Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
IS - 2
ER -