title: The optimal follow-up time for a basal cell carcinoma of the eyelid.
abstract: A retrospective study of 56 patients with a basal cell carcinoma of the lid, seen at the Orbital Center between 1981 and 1989, is presented. In 31 patients an eye-saving, histopathologically confirmed, radical excision of the tumor was performed. The patients routinely had an 18-month follow-up period for the detection of recurrences. The necessity of this follow-up time after proven radical excision is questioned.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Tijl
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Koornneff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors