A Comparative Study Examining the Management of Bowen’s Disease in the United Kingdom and Australia
Table 2
Frequency of treatment modality usage at each lesion site.
Lesion site
Treatment modality used
Surgical excision
Curettage
5-FU
Imiquimod
Cryotherapy
PDT
Radiotherapy
No treatment
Total BD lesions
UK
Aus.
UK
Aus.
UK
Aus.
UK
Aus.
UK
Aus.
UK
Aus.
UK
Aus.
UK
Aus.
UK
Aus.
Abdomen
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Arm
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
Face
44
53
3
0
9
20
4
2
8
2
2
3
0
1
0
2
70
83
Foot
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
Forearm and wrist
4
9
0
0
0
4
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
14
Hand
10
8
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
10
10
Thigh
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
Lower leg
26
15
3
0
8
3
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
41
21
Neck and chest
9
8
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
9
Shoulder and back
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
7
4
Total treatment modality
103
102
8
0
20
31
5
3
14
7
3
3
0
1
2
4
155
151
Surgical excision includes all lesions excised by the plastic surgery department, dermatology department, general practitioners, and maxillofacial department. No treatment: observation follow-up/did not attend/deceased. Aus. = Australia; UK = United Kingdom.
