Abstract | INTRODUCTION: MATERIAL AND METHODS: RESULTS: A total of 2412 basal cell carcinomas treated with Mohs micrographic surgery were identified; 50.5% were in women and 49.5% in men. The mean age of the patients was 70.7 years (range, 8-100 years). The histologic type of the tumor was solid in 65.3% of cases and in 89% of cases the tumor was located on the head or neck. Ten percent of the tumors were recurrent following previous treatment. A mean of 1.74 Mohs stages were used, with a mean of 3.81 sections. The mean size of the initial defect was 0.86 cm² and the mean final defect was 1.88 cm². The ratio of initial tumor size to final defect was estimated at 1.02. Over a mean follow-up of 32 months, there were 9 cases of tumor recurrence (0.37%). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | G Galimberti, A Pontón Montaño, D Ferrario, A Kowalczuk, R Galimberti |
Journal | Actas dermo-sifiliograficas
(Actas Dermosifiliogr)
Vol. 101
Issue 10
Pg. 853-7
(Dec 2010)
ISSN: 1578-2190 [Electronic] Spain |
Vernacular Title | Cirugía micrográfica de Mohs en el tratamiento de carcinoma basocelular. |
PMID | 21159261
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)
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Topics |
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell
(surgery)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Mohs Surgery
- Retrospective Studies
- Skin Neoplasms
(surgery)
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