An evaluation of cryosurgery for basal cell carcinoma.
Fifteen histologically proven basal cell carcinomas were treated by conventional cryosurgery. Three to 6 months following healing, the entire treated area was excised and serially sectioned. There was clinical and microscopic evidence of residual tumor in two of the 15 cases and microscopic evidence of recurrence in one additional patient (20 percent recurrence).
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003452:Cryosurgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*