ACTA FAC. MED. NAISS.
2004; 21 (4):195-200|
ACTA FAC. MED. NAISS.
2004; 21 (4):195-200 |
Original article
MARGIN SIZE IN BASOCELLULAR SKIN CARCINOMA RESECTION: IMPACT ON RELAPSE
Dragan Petrović1, Milan
Višnjić2, Dragan Mihailović4, Slađana Petrović3,
Zoran Pešić1
1 Dentistry Clinic Niš
2 Surgical Clinic Niš
3 Institute of radiology Niš
4 Institute of pathology Niš
SUMMARY
Seventy six patients were analysed in the paper after surgical treatment of basocellular facial skin carcinoma, tumor clinical characteristics, their incidence related to sex, age and site. Patients with relapse were specially monitored. Histopathologic smears with marginal remnants of tumor cells were analysed. Relapses occurred equally in patients in whom radical treatment was achieved and in those in whom radical treatment was not achieved, meaning that relapse of basocellular carcinoma does not depend on the degree of intended radical treatment but also on other factors.
Key words: basocellular carcinoma, facial skin, relapse