The ana-pathology – clinical characteristics of basocell skin carcinoma
- Author:
Trinh Quang Dien
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
basocell skin carcinoma
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Carcinoma;
Epidemiology;
Aged;
Surgery
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;472(2):24-26
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
149 patients aged 30-80 years (76 males, 73 females) underwent a surgical treatment of basocell skin carcinoma in the period of 1992-1996. Results showed that: this carcinoma was common on the elderly, mainly on the skin area of face and neck, especially the areas of nose, cheek and eyes. A high rate of patients admitted in hospital early. After operation, the rate of recurrent accounted for 16.8%, the most occurred within 2 years after, especially of the tumors of > 5 cm. The recurrent tumors 2cm occurred only within the first 2 years, and later for the larger tumors.
