Abstract
Objective :To define the relationship between margin of clearance at sites of excision and the recurrence rate of basal cell carcinoma in head and neck regionMethods: This study was conducted on 65 patients in Al-Diwanyia teaching hospital who underwent surgery for basal cell carcinoma in the head neck region between 2007 and 2008 and followed up for a period of 3 years .The patients were evaluated according :site and type of Bcc ,whether or not the excision was complete ,tumor recurrence , gender and age of the patients . The size of tumor was less than 2cm in all patientsConclusion: a risk of recurrence in incompletely excised basal cell carcinoma was more common in younger age group patients and we recommend close clinical follow up for other patients .
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Article
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Saadoon, Ahmed Miri and Rasool Hussein, Aws
(2026)
"The relationship between incompletely excised basal cell carcinoma and recurrence rate,"
Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal: Vol. 8:
Iss.
13, Article 18.
DOI: 10.28922/qmj.2012.8.13.178-187
Available at:
https://qmj.researchcommons.org/journal/vol8/iss13/18
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178
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187
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