Feasibility of a one-stage procedure in the management of basal cell carcinoma in the head and neck : a 5-year review of frozen section and final hepatology report of patients with basal cell carcinoma in a tertiary institution

Publication Date

2019

Document Type

Research

Abstract

This is a retrospective, descriptive study which included all patients with Basal Cell Carcinoma, seen and managed by the Plastic Surgery Services at the De La Salle University Medical Center from January 2015 to June 2019. Statistical significance of surgical margins between the two groups was computed using the independent t-test. Moreover, statistical significance of margin status between the two groups was computed using the Chi-square. Thirty patients diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma were included in this study. Sixteen were noted be males whereas fourteen were females. The mean age was 60.06 years. The mean size of lesion was 1.87 cm, and the mean surgical margin was 2.33 mm. Further, all patients who underwent a one-staged procedure had negative margins on both frozen section and final histopathology report. In contrast, two patients from those underwent a two-staged procedure had positive a margins after wide excision. Nevertheless, no significant difference was noted between the two groups regarding margin status.

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