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Less often, patients refuse surgical intervention.
These are alternative methods and could be considered for patients who refuse surgical treatment.
In the case of SCC, a topical 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) treatment is widely used when other treatments are impractical and for patients who refuse surgical treatment [ 96].
Douglas et al. [ 29] recommended radiotherapy as the preferred treatment approach for HNMM patients who cannot withstand surgery or refuse surgical treatment.
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Of the non-surgically treated patients (n = 12, 2%), two refused surgical treatment and 10 died prior surgery.
He refused surgical intervention preferring the use of a stick.
In addition, all patients were evaluated for clinical response and toxicity, but there were only 15 pathological assessments of the response, as one patient refused surgical treatment.
RFA, used in a patient who refused surgical intervention, effectively reduced pain symptoms.
All patients had histological proved disease and had refused surgical management or had initially unresectable disease.
The patient refused surgical intervention, and dual antibiotic therapy was continued indefinitely.
The other patients had an asymptomatic fissure and refused surgical treatment.
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