28th October 2020

An 84-year-old gentleman with Alzheimer’s dementia, benign prostatic hyperplasia, ischemic heart disease and diabetes

An 84-year-old gentleman with Alzheimer’s dementia, presents with an itchy scar which is changing in appearance. He is non-communicative, but his caretaker reveals his history of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue 5 years ago. He points to this neck scar on the right which he states was caused when his cancer was treated.

Select the SINGLE most probable management option that was done for the patient. Select ONE option only.