Recurrent cutaneous basal cell carcinoma after surgical excision: A retrospective clinicopathological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recurrence of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) after complete surgical excision is rarely reported. Risk factors for this negative outcome are not well-studied. We present the clinical and histological features of recurrent BCCs in our institution.

Methods

All patients between January 2016 to December 2020 whose primary BCCs were excised with free surgical margins according to the histopathology report, and represented later with local recurrence were included. The medical files were retrieved to record patient's age, sex, sun exposure, tumor site, size, clinical diagnosis, histopathology variant of primary lesion, least free margin distance of the original lesion, and recurrence time.

Results

Eighteen patients (11 males and 7 females ranged between 50 and 75 yea

SUBMITTER: Hasan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9207056 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature