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Why do basal cell carcinomas recur (or not recur) following treatment?
Author(s) -
Jackson Robert
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930060311
Subject(s) - medicine , basal cell , basal cell carcinoma , pathological , basal (medicine) , tumor cells , residual , carcinoma , primary tumor , pathology , cancer , cancer research , metastasis , algorithm , computer science , insulin
There seem to be two types of recurrences of basal cell carcinoma ‐ those due to regrowth of residual tumor (residual tumor recurrence) and those due to growth of a new independent tumor (new tumor recurrence). Twelve examples of residual tumor recurrence and three of new tumor recurrence are briefly presented. Also two examples of nonrecurrence of basal cell carcinoma following incomplete surgical removal are outlined. False negative and false positive pathological reports occasionally occur, and some basal cell carcinomas may show residual tumor recurrence years after the primary treatment. These findings suggest that there is more to the treatment of certain basal cell carcinomas than wide local excision or local destruction.