No Residual Basal Cell Carcinoma after Excision for Biopsy-proven Tumor: Clinical and Medicolegal Implications

Summary: Our analysis of 127 head and neck region basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) showed that there was no evidence of residual BCC in 15% of patients, one of which is presented in this report. These patients received some type of reconstructive surgery after excision of lesions with negative tumor. Th...

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Main Authors: Raffi Gurunluoglu, MD, PhD, FACS, Eddie Kubek, MD, Jamie Arton, PA-C, Adam Olsen, DDS, Michael Bronsert, PhD, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2013-12-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2013/12000/Article.5.aspx