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Bowens Disease

Checked: 23-08-2020 by Vicky Ryan Next Review: 23-08-2021

Principles of Management

Local clinicians recommend the Bowen's Disease clinical guidance provided by the Primary Care Dermatology Society.

Please always refer to the BNSSG Formulary for the latest prescribing guidance.

Referral

If uncertainty, then an excision or biopsy in primary care can confirm the diagnosis.

If not available in primary care this can be done in the Sirona Community Dermatology Service. Alternatively advice can be obtained via the Teledermatology service.

Red Flags

If SCC is suspected then refer under the 2WW rule.

Invasive squamous cell carcinoma proceeds from approximately 3-5% of intra-epidermal squamous cell carcinoma.

Resources

Information for Health Care Professionals and Patient information leaflets provided by British Association of Dermatology (BAD):

https://academic.oup.com/bjd/article/188/2/186/6788751?login=false 

Information for Health Care Professionals provided by DermnetNZ: 

dermnetnz.org/topics/intraepidermal-squamous-cell-carcinoma/

Information for Health Care Professionals on skin cancers recognition and referral, provided by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence:

 cks.nice.org.uk/skin-cancers-recognition-and-referral#!scenario



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