Non-melanoma Skin Cancer of the Head and Neck

FARUQUE RIFFATConsultant Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck SurgeonClinical Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, AustraliaCARSTEN E. PALMEClinical Associate Professor, Otolaryngology Head and Neck SurgeryRoyal Prince Alfred Hospital and Westmead Hospital, Sydney, AustraliaMICHAEL VENESSClinical Professor, University of SydneyWestmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia

• Epidemiology and aetiology of non-melanoma skin cancer.- Pathology reporting of non-melanoma skin cancer at the ICPMR.-Evaluation, staging and prognostication.- Non-melanoma skin cancer: Primary non-surgical therapies   and prevention strategies.- Mohs surgery and facial flaps.- Merkel cell carcinoma, adnexal carcinoma  and basal cell carcinoma.- The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in non-melanoma skin cancer of the head and neck.- Metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma  of the head and neck.- Managing perineural and skull base involvement.- Squamous cell carcinoma extending to the temporal bone.- Reconstructive options for the face.- Management of critically ill head and neck surgical patients.- Future directions in the management of  non-melanoma skin cancer