The relationship between incompletely excised basal cell carcinoma and recurrence rate | ||
| Al-Qadisiah Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 8, Issue 1, June 2012, Pages 178-187 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed Miri Saadoon; Aws Rasool Hussein | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective :To define the relationship between margin of clearance at sites of excision and the recurrence rate of basal cell carcinoma in head and neck region Methods: This study was conducted on 65 patients in Al-Diwanyia teaching hospital who underwent surgery for basal cell carcinoma in the head neck region between 2007 and 2008 and followed up for a period of 3 years .The patients were evaluated according :site and type of Bcc ,whether or not the excision was complete ,tumor recurrence , gender and age of the patients . The size of tumor was less than 2cm in all patients Conclusion: a risk of recurrence in incompletely excised basal cell carcinoma was more common in younger age group patients and we recommend close clinical follow up for other patients . | ||
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