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Basal Cell Cancer
Basal cell carcinomas will not likely recur after complete surgical excision
October 25th, 2005
There is a low probability that basal cell carcinomas will recur after complete conventional surgical excision. According to a study from England, "For 1378 patients treated in the 11 years 1988-1998 by conventional excision of 1635 basal cell carcinomas, 1516 first index lesions were histologically completely excised. All patients having more than one BCC excised were identified from the data base from 1988 to 2003 to give minimum 5 years follow for last treated primary lesions in 1998." "Measured clearance margins around the initial lesions at or near sites of presumptive recurrent lesions were noted and the lesions recorded photographically. All...
Source: cancer weekly (2005-10-25)
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