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Does incomplete excision of basal cell carcinoma of the eyelid mean tumor recurrence?
Irena Jankovic1, Predrag Kovacevic, Milan Visnjic
1Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic, Clinical Center Nis, Serbia. jankovic@jotel.co.rs
Introduction:
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common tumor of the eyelid. In this region, reconstruction is complex and damage to healthy tissue should be minimal.
Objective:
To define the relationship between margin clearance at excision and the recurrence rate of basal cell carcinoma of the eyelid.
Methods:
This prospective study was conducted with 111 patients submitted to surgery for basal cell carcinoma of the eyelid between 2001 and 2003 and followed up for a period of five years. The patients were evaluated according to age, tumor site, recurrence rate and margin clearance at excision.
Results:
No significant association was found between incomplete tumor excision and recurrence except in patients under 56 years of age, female patients and in the case of tumors of the medial canthus.
Conclusion:
A risk of recurrence in incompletely excised basal cell carcinomas of the eyelid was only confirmed in younger patients, females and for tumors of the medial canthus.
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