Conventional frozen sections in periocular basal-cell carcinoma: a review of 236 cases

Two hundred thirty-six periocular basal-cell carcinomas were resected under conventional frozen-section control. Only two tumors recurred, yielding a success rate of 99.2%. The mean follow up was 56 months. Eighty-one of the 236 patients were followed for at least 5 years; the 5-year cure rate was 97.5%. To our knowledge, this is the largest reported series of periocular basal-cell carcinoma resected under conventional frozen-section control; also, we believe the follow-up data are superior to those of previous series. The high success rates with conventional frozen-section techniques in this and other series are comparable to those reported for the Mohs micrographic techniques.