Columbia University Medical Center Dermatology Resident Lecture
Location
Columbia University Medical Center
630 West 168th STreet, New York, NY, 10032, United States
Overview & Learning Objectives
This Lecture has the following learning objectives
Brief overview of Epidemiology of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (CSCC)
Review Pathophysiology of CSCC
Review Staging
Review Prognosis of Advanced CSCC (AdVCSCC)
Review Work Up of CSCC
Discuss recently approved therapeutic strategies in CSCC, including the use of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICIs) as primary treatment, as well as emerging strategies in the neo-adjuvant and adjuvant setting
We will use the following cases as guides throughout the lecture
These are fictional cases, any apparent relationship to actual patients is purely coincidental.
Clinical Cases
Case One
A 37-year-old Male with a Lesion on the NLF
Synopsis
A 37-year-old Male with a history of poorly controlled T1DM, s/p allogeneic kidney transplant (on tacrolimus 3.5 mg BID) 7 years ago presents with this lesion:
Tumor Size: 2.1 cm in greatest dimension (size from clinical exam)