Comparison of Treatment Modalities for Recurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma
- 1 April 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Vol. 63 (4) , 492-496
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-197904000-00009
Abstract
We studied 97 patients with recurrent basal cell carcinomas; 20 were treated by surgery, 35 by radiation, 40 with chemosurgery, and two patients had no treatment (because their lesions were too far advanced). There was a treatment failure rate of 11 percent for radiation therapy, 12 percent for chemosurgery and 5 percent for surgical excision. Recurrent BCC requires a careful selection of the mode of therapy, aggressive treatment, and careful long-term follow-up. Using these principles, an excellent cure rate can be achieved by all the 3 modes of therapy included in this report.Keywords
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