Basal cell carcinoma of the medial canthal area

We advise an aggressive approach in ablating basal cell carcinomas which have originated in the region of the medial canthus. Extirpation of the entire tumor under accurate histological control, whether it includes skin only or the entire orbital contents and ethmoid air cells--and reconstruction with one of the described procedures--gives the surgeon an effective armamentarium to successfully treat these potentially lethal lesions.