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BCC Follow-Up — SCE Dermatology MCQ

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HardSkin CancerBCC Follow-UpSCE Dermatology

A patient has had a solitary low-risk nodular basal cell carcinoma completely treated, with no immunosuppression or genetic syndrome. What routine follow-up is appropriate after the treatment result and self-surveillance advice have been given?

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Correct answer: C — No scheduled long-term hospital follow-up is usually required

A completely treated isolated low-risk basal cell carcinoma does not normally require routine long-term secondary-care follow-up. Provide sun-protection and self-surveillance advice and a route back for suspicious lesions. Long-term surveillance is considered for multiple, recurrent or high-risk tumours, immunosuppression or tumour-predisposition syndromes.

Reference: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/cancer/skin-cancer